Table 1.
Patient demographic data and clinical outcome
| Case no. | Age (years) | Gender | Infection level | Diagnosis | Odom’s criteria | Culture | Open surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | M | L5–S1 | Epidural abscess | Good | No growth | 5 months later |
| 2 | 68 | F | L4–5, L5–S1 | Multilevel infection | Good | Candida albicans | None |
| 3 | 59 | F | L2–3 | Epidural abscess | Excellent | Enterococcus faecalis | None |
| 4 | 39 | M | L3–4 | Postoperative infection | Good | ORSA | None |
| 5 | 41 | M | L3–4 | Paraspinal abscess | Good | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | None |
| 6 | 40 | M | L5–S1 | Epidural abscess | Good | Streptococcus viridans | None |
| 7 | 63 | M | L3–4, L4–5, L5–S1 | Multilevel infection | Poor | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1 week later |
| 8 | 65 | F | L4–5 | Postoperative infection | Good | No growth | None |
| 9 | 87 | M | L4–5, L5–S1 | Multilevel infection | Good | ORSA | None |
| 10 | 73 | F | L3–4, L4–5 | Multilevel infection | Fair | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 weeks later |
| 11 | 50 | M | L2–3 | Paraspinal abscess | Good | OSSA | None |
| 12 | 40 | F | L4–5 | Postoperative infection | Good | Streptococcus viridans | None |
| 13 | 57 | F | L5–S1 | Epidural abscess | Good | ORSA | None |
| 14 | 67 | M | L3–4 | Postoperative infection | Good | OSSA | None |
| 15 | 39 | M | L5–S1 | Postoperative infection | Good | OSSA | None |
| 16 | 57 | M | L4–5 | Epidural abscess | Good | OSSA, Escherichia coli | None |
| 17 | 71 | M | L3–4, L4–5 | Multilevel infection | Fair | Haemophilus influenza | 2 weeks later |
| 18 | 48 | M | L5–S1 | Presacral abscess | Good | ORSA | None |
| 19 | 52 | F | L3–4 | Paraspinal abscess | Good | OSSA | None |
| 20 | 62 | M | L2–3 | Paraspinal abscess | Excellent | ORSA | None |
| 21 | 60 | M | L3–4 | postoperative infection | Good | ORSA | None |
M male, F female, L lumbar spine, OSSA oxacillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, ORSA oxacillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus