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Table 3 Vancomycin levels in serum and drain in vancomycin group

From: Does local vancomycin powder impregnated with autogenous bone graft and bone substitute decrease the risk of deep surgical site infection in degenerative lumbar spine fusion surgery?—An ambispective study

Post-operative day

 

1st (POD 1)

3rd (POD 3)

Vancomycin

Drain

517.96 ± 161.72 (107.9–932.4)

220.14 ± 102.3 (74.3–591.2)

concentration

Serum

 < 0.24

 < 0.24

  1. N = 110 patients in vancomycin group, the unit of vancomycin concentration wasμg/mL
  2. The results were presented as mean ± SD with the range in parentheses
  3. We used ELISA method to measure the vancomycin concentration