Circulatory collapse during wound closure in spine surgery with an unknown cause: a possible adverse effect of topical application of vancomycin?
Abstract Background Vancomycin (VCM) is effective in fighting Gram-positive bacteria related severe infections, and topical application of VCM powder is widely used in orthopedic surgery to prevent wound infection. However, VCM could lead to infusion rate-dependent antibody-and complement-independen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | BMC Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-01220-6 |