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Clinical Trial
. 2014 Apr;23(4):854-62.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3202-5. Epub 2014 Feb 1.

Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a comparative study between 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate and staples for wound closure

Muneharu Ando  1 , Tetsuya Tamaki, Munehito Yoshida, Shunji Sasaki, Yasushi Toge, Takuji Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Maio, Ryosuke Sakata, Daisuke Fukui, Seiji Kanno, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Hiroshi Yamada
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Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a comparative study between 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate and staples for wound closure

Muneharu Ando et al. Eur Spine J. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) after spinal surgery is a devastating complication. Various methods of skin closure are used in spinal surgery, but the optimal skin-closure method remains unclear. A recent report recommended against the use of metal staples for skin closure in orthopedic surgery. 2-Octyl-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond; Ethicon, NJ, USA) has been widely applied for wound closure in various surgeries. In this cohort study, we assessed the rate of SSI in spinal surgery using metal staples and 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate for wound closure.

Methods: This study enrolled 609 consecutive patients undergoing spinal surgery in our hospital. From April 2007 to March 2010 surgical wounds were closed with metal staples (group 1, n = 294). From April 2010 to February 2012 skin closure was performed using 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate (group 2, n = 315). We assessed the rate of SSI using these two different methods of wound closure. Prospective study of the time and cost evaluation of wound closure was performed between two groups.

Results: Patients in the 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate group had more risk factors for SSI than those in the metal-staple group. Nonetheless, eight patients in the metal-staple group compared with none in the 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate group acquired SSIs (p < 0.01). The closure of the wound in length of 10 cm with 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate could save 28 s and $13.5.

Conclusions: This study reveals that in spinal surgery, wound closure using 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate was associated with a lower rate of SSI than wound closure with staples. Moreover, the use of 2-octyl-cyanoacrylate has a more time saving effect and cost-effectiveness than the use of staples in wound closure of 10 cm in length.

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Mean values of CRP with and without postoperative infection. On postoperative days 7 and 10, CRP values showed significantly higher in infection group than those in non-infection group
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Mean values of leukocyte count with and without postoperative infection. On postoperative day 10, leukocyte count showed significantly higher in infection group than that in non-infection group
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