Bone wax as a risk factor for surgical-site infection following neurospinal surgery

Laurel Gibbs; Anthony Kakis; Philip Weinstein; John E Conte Jr

doi:10.1086/502403

Bone wax as a risk factor for surgical-site infection following neurospinal surgery

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2004 Apr;25(4):346-8. doi: 10.1086/502403.

Authors

Laurel Gibbs¹, Anthony Kakis, Philip Weinstein, John E Conte Jr

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, 94117, USA.

PMID: 15108734
DOI: 10.1086/502403

Abstract

Surgical-site infection occurred in 6 of 42 neurospinal cases in which bone wax was used and in 1 of 72 cases in which it was not used during a 3-month period (P < .01). Increased risk of infection should be considered when using bone wax as a hemostatic agent.

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / etiology*
Drug Combinations
Hemostatics / adverse effects*
Humans
Neurosurgical Procedures
Palmitates / adverse effects*
Risk Factors
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology*
Waxes / adverse effects*

Substances

Drug Combinations
Hemostatics
Palmitates
Waxes
bone wax