ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS TO LOCAL INTRAWOUND VANCOMYCIN APPLICATION AFTER POSTERIOR LUMBOSACRAL FUSION

Objective. To analyze the types and frequency of adverse drug reactions to local intrawound application of vancomycin powder in patients after posterior decompression and stabilization in the lumbosacral spine.

Material and Methods. Clinical series published in 2011–2017 were analyzed. At the first stage, Medline and PubMed databases were searched for English-language literature sources using the keywords «intrawound vancomycin», «surgical site infection», and «posterior lumbar fusion», and e-Library for Russian-language sources using «local application of vancomycin powder», «infection in the surgical site», and «posterior decompression and stabilization». At the second stage, abstracts of articles were examined, and publications that did not meet the research criteria were excluded. At the third stage, the full texts of the selected articles were reviewed for compliance with inclusion criteria, as well as references for relevant studies.

Results. Nineteen clinical studies (16 retrospective and 3 prospective) with a total of 13,077 patients were selected for a systematic review. In 55.3 % (7,236) of posterior lumbosacral surgery cases, vancomycin powder was applied locally to prevent surgical site infection. Among the entire cohort of patients, unwanted drug reactions were detected in 2.19 % of patients.

Conclusions. Local application of vancomycin powder is associated with a low incidence of unwanted drug reactions.

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