Is It Cost Effective to Obtain Fungal and Acid-Fast Bacillus Cultures during Spine Debridement?

• Published in: Asian spine journal Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 519 - 525
• Main Authors: Lambrechts, Mark J, Clair, Devin D St, Li, Jinpu, Cook, James L, Spence, Bradley S, Leary, Emily V, Choma, Theodore J, Moore, Donald K, Goldstein, Christina L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Spine Surgery 01.08.2022; Korean Spine Society; 대한척추외과학회
• Subjects: Age; antifungal agents; bacillus; Back surgery; Bacterial infections; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical Study; Comorbidity; Cost analysis; Cost control; cost-benefit analysis; cost-savings; Debridement; Diabetes; Fungal infections; fungi; Health care policy; Hospital costs; lumbar spine; Medicare; Morbidity; Patients; Reimbursement; Risk factors; Steroid hormones; surgical wound infection; 정형외과학; United States > US; Missouri; Cost-benefit analysis; Fungi; Lumbar spine; Cost-savings; Antifungal agents; Bacillus; Surgical wound infection

Retrospective study. To identify the rate of positive acid-fast bacillus (AFB) and fungal cultures during spine debridement, determine whether these infections are more common in certain spine segments, identify comorbidities associated with these infections, and determine whether the universal perf...