Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Spinal Surgical Site Infections

Surgical site infections are a significant postoperative complication of spinal surgery, with an incidence ranging from 1% to 9%.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a surgical site infection as an infection related to surgery that occurs within one year of the procedure and leads to a deep soft tissue infection at the incision site.Surgery-related infection occurs within one year of surgery, affecting the deep soft tissues of the incision.It is characterized by at least one of the following: 1) drainage of pus from the deep incision; 2) natural fissure or Pus discharge from the deep incision; 3) natural fissure or purulent discharge from the incision, accompanied by fever and localized pain; 4) surgical exploration or imaging examinations indicating deep soft tissue infections.Surgical exploration or imaging examination revealed a deep abscess; 5) clinicians based on clinical evidence diagnosed deep incision infection deep incisional infection diagnosed by clinicians based on clinical evidence.Spinal surgical site infections prolong treatment time, increase treatment costs, and can even raise mortality rates.Therefore, it is crucial to prevent spinal surgical infections to ensure medical safety.