Management of Severe Pyogenic Spinal Infections : The 2SICK Study by the EANS Spine Section
Recent Publication
A multicentre international study investigated whether it is better to operate early or late in critically ill patients with a certain type of spinal infection. The study included 192 patients and compared three treatment approaches: early surgery (within three days), delayed surgery (after three days) and conservative treatment without surgery. The results show that patients who were operated on later (between 10 and 14 days after admission) had a significantly lower mortality rate than those who were operated on early or treated conservatively only. OA Dr Gregor Fischer, from the Clinical Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at Krems University Hospital, was part of the team of authors.
Kramer, A., Thavarajasingam, S. G., Neuhoff, J., Lange, F., Ponniah, H. S., Lener, S., Thomé, C., Stengel, F. C., Fischer, G., Hostettler, I. C., Stienen, M. N., Jemna, M., Gousias, K., Nedeljkovic, A., Grujicic, D., Nedeljkovic, Z., Poluga, J., Schär, R. T., Urbanski, W., ... Ringel, F. (2024). Management of Severe Pyogenic Spinal Infections: The 2SICK Study by the EANS Spine Section. Spine Journal. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation.
OA Dr. Gregor Fischer MSc
Division of Otorhinolaryngology (University Hospital Krems)