{Reference Type}: Consensus Development Conference
{Title}: Consensus on Risk Factors and Prevention in SSI in Spine Surgery.
{Author}: Galetta MS;Kepler CK;Divi SN;Boody BS;Bronson WH;Segar AH;Russo GS;Mujica V;Yayac M;Goyal DKC;Fang T;Schroeder GD;Vaccaro AR;
{Journal}: Clin Spine Surg
{Volume}: 33
{Issue}: 5
{Year}: 06 2020
{Factor}: 1.723
{DOI}: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000867
{Abstract}: In July of 2018, the Second International Consensus Meeting (ICM) on Musculoskeletal Infection convened in Philadelphia, PA to discuss issues regarding infection in orthopedic patients and to provide consensus recommendations on these issues to practicing orthopedic surgeons. During this meeting, attending delegates divided into subspecialty groups to discuss topics specifics to their respective fields, which included the spine. At the spine subspecialty group meeting, delegates discussed and voted upon the recommendations for 63 questions regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection in spinal surgery. Of the 63 questions, 11 focused on risk factors and prevention questions in spine surgery, for which this article provides the recommendations, voting results, and rationales.