Surgeon practices regarding infection prevention for pediatric spinal surgery

i) Study design: A survey was electronically distributed to 277 POSNA/SRS members.
ii) Sixty-four percent of surgeons responded that they knew their infection rate over the last year, and average reported rates were 1.3% and 5.3% in idiopathic and neuromuscular patients, respectively.
iii) There is significant variability in the current practices of surgeons who perform spinal deformity surgery with regard to infection prevention.

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