Treatment outcomes of wound exudation after posterior lumbar interbody fusion operation
LI Qing-jiang
DONG Yu-zhen
LU Tan
LIAN Yi-jun
CUI Ming-xing
ZHAO Bin
Abstract：Objective To explore the treatment outcome of surgical wound drainage following posterior lumbar in-terbody fusion(PLIF)surgery and provide theoretical support for clinical treatment.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 23 patients who underwent PLIF surgery due to degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine resulting in neurological or spinal cord injury and subsequently developed wound drainage from September 2018 to April 2021.The pa-tients were divided into the infection group(n=10)and the non-infection group(n=13)based on their clinical data.Clinical manifestations and treatment processes were summarized and compared between the two groups.Results Com-pared with the non-infection group,patients in the infection group had significantly more intraoperative bleeding(P＜0.05),longer time to diagnosis of postoperative infection and wound healing(P＜0.05),lower hemoglobin levels on the third day after surgery(P＜0.05),and higher white blood cell count,absolute neutrophil count,erythrocyte sedimenta-tion rate,and C-reactive protein levels(P＜0.05).All patients were discharged after recovery,and no recurrence was observed during a follow-up period of more than one year.Conclusion Early and accurate identification and interven-tion for surgical wound drainage after PLIF surgery can achieve favorable clinical outcomes.
Keywords：nerve injuryposterior lumbar interbody fusionexudationinfectiontreatment
Publication Date：2024-04-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 453-457 )