Table 1 Patients’ demographic data and clinical outcomes
Case no. | Diagnosis | Macnab criteria* | Culture | Open surgery | Complication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L2-3 single-level infection | Good | OSSA | None | None |
2 | L3-4 postoperative infection | Good | ORSA | None | None |
3 | L2-3 single-level infection | Good | No growth | None | None |
4 | L2-3 single-level infection | Good | ORSA | 2Â months later | None |
5 | L3-4 infection with paraspinal abscess | Good | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | None | None |
6 | L5-S1 single-level infection | Good | Prevotella | None | None |
7 | L5-S1 infection with epidural abscess | Good | Streptococcus viridans | None | None |
8 | L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 multilevel infection | Poor | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1Â week later | Paresthesia |
9 | L4-5 and L5-S1 multilevel infection | Good | ORSA | None | None |
10 | L2-3 single-level infection | Good | ORSA, Haemophilus influenzae | None | None |
11 | L4-5 single-level infection | Good | OSSA | None | None |
12 | L1-2 single-level infection | Good | Enterococcus faecalis | None | None |
13 | L3-4 and L4-5 multilevel infection | Fair | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2Â weeks later | Paresthesia |
14 | L2-3 infection with paraspinal abscess | Good | OSSA | None | None |
15 | L4-5 postoperative infection | Good | Streptococcus viridans | None | None |
16 | L2-3 single-level infection | Good | Haemophilus influenzae | None | None |
17 | L4-5 single-level infection | Excellent | OSSA | None | None |
18 | L5-S1 infection with epidural abscess | Good | ORSA | None | None |
19 | L3-4 postoperative infection | Good | OSSA | None | None |
20 | L2-3 single-level infection | Fair | No growth | 1Â week later | None |
21 | L5-S1 postoperative infection | Good | OSSA | None | None |
22 | L5-S1 single-level infection | Good | No growth | None | None |
23 | L4-5 single-level infection | Fair | No growth | None | None |
24 | L4-5 infection with epidural abscess | Good | OSSA, Escherichia coli | None | None |
25 | L3-4 and L4-5 multilevel infection | Fair | Haemophilus influenza | 2Â weeks later | Paresthesia |
26 | L5-S1 infection with presacral abscess | Good | ORSA | None | None |
27 | L4-5 single-level infection | Good | klebsiella pneumoniae | None | None |
28 | L4-5 single-level infection | Good | Candida albicans | None | None |
29 | L3-4 infection with paraspinal abscess | Good | OSSA | 5Â months later | None |
30 | L2-3 infection with paraspinal abscess | Excellent | ORSA | None | None |
31 | L4-5 postoperative infection | Good | ORSA | None | None |
32 | L4-5 single-level infection | Good | OSSA | None | None |