Background: Post-surgical invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections among spinal fusion patients are serious complications that can worsen clinical outcomes and increase healthcare utilization. Risk of such infections at the population level remains unknown. This study assessed the post-surgical risk of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections among patients undergoing elective posterior instrumented spinal fusion surgeries in 129 U.S. hospitals.

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选择性、后路、仪器化脊柱融合手术患者的侵袭性金黄色葡萄球菌感染：一项回顾性队列研究

背景：脊柱融合患者术后侵袭性金黄色葡萄球菌感染是严重的并发症，会恶化临床结果并增加医疗保健利用率。在人群层面发生此类感染的风险仍然未知。本研究评估了在美国 129 家医院接受选择性后路器械脊柱融合手术的患者的侵袭性金黄色葡萄球菌感染的术后风险。