Evaluating the Risk of Postoperative Infection and Complications in Lumbar Spine Surgery Patients with Preoperative Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Colonization.

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · 2025 · PMC12364758 · PMID 40828252

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The occurrence of stroke did not reach statistical significance (0.40% vs. 0.30%, p = 0.07), and data were insufficient to analyze cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation due to low event counts in the MRSA-positive group.

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