title: Bone wax as a risk factor for surgical-site infection following neurospinal surgery.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, 94117, USA.
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakis
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010168:Palmitates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D014885:Waxes / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006490:Hemostatics; D010168:Palmitates; D014885:Waxes; C055480:bone wax