Cryopreserved bone flaps from decompressive craniectomies: a microbiological analysis

• Published in: Acta neurochirurgica Vol. 166; no. 1; p. 224
• Main Authors: Romagna, Alexander, Eckert, Albert, Scherg, Florian, Rothe, Kathrin, Meier, Michael, Lehmberg, Jens, Blume, Christian, Rezai, Arwin, Griessenauer, Christoph J., Schwartz, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 21.05.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bacteria; Bone growth; Bone surgery; Contamination; Cryopreservation; Cryopreservation - methods; Decompressive Craniectomy - adverse effects; Decompressive Craniectomy - methods; Female; Freezing; Humans; Interventional Radiology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Neurosurgery; Neurosurgery general; Original Article; Phenoxyethanol; Propionibacterium acnes - isolation & purification; Risk factors; Skull; Surgical Flaps; Surgical Orthopedics; Surgical site infections; Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control; Surgical site infection; Cranioplasty; Autologous bone flap; Cryopreservation

Purpose Surgical site infection (SSI) is a serious complication after cranioplasty. Due to the relatively frequent occurrence of post-cranioplasty SSI, the utility of autologous bone flap swab cultures surrounding cryopreservation as a reliable predictor has been the subject of an ongoing debate. Th...