Table 2.

Implant-related infections with 90-day versus 1-year post-operative surveillance protocol

	Pre-IPB		Post-IPB		Pre-IPB		Post-IPB
Surgical Cases	No. Patients	Infectio ns (%)	No. Patients	Infectio ns (%)	Unique Surgical Cases	Infectio ns (%)	Unique Surgical Cases	Infectio ns (%)
All Case Types
90-day surveillance	332	11 (3.3%)	356	1 (0.3%)	546	16 (2.9%)	615	1 (0.2%)
1-year surveillance		15 (4.5%)		3 (0.8%)		17 (3.1%)		4 (0.7%)
All DBS Cases
90-day surveillance	188	2 (1.1%)	198	0 (0%)	298	3 (1.0%)	343	0 (0%)
1-year surveillance		3 (1.6%)		1 (0.5%)		4 (1.3%)		1 (0.3%)
Electro de Cases
90-day surveillance	76	2 (2.6%)	72	0 (0%)	106	2 (1.9%)	116	0 (0%)
1-year surveillance		2 (2.6%)		0 (0%)		2 (1.9%)		0 (0%)
DBS IPG Cases
90-day surveillance	112	1 (0.9%)	126	0 (0%)	192	1 (0.5%)	227	0 (0%)
1-year surveillanc		2 (1.8%)		1 (0.8%)		2 (1.0%)		1 (0.4%)
All SCS Cases
90-day surveillance	51	0 (0%)	58	0 (0%)	98	0 (0%)	105	0 (0%)
1-year surveillance		0 (0%)		0 (0%)		0 (0%)		0 (0%)
All IT Pump Cases
90-day surveillance	93	8 (8.6%)	100	1 (1.0%)	150	13 (8.7%)	167	1 (0.6%)
1-year surveillance		8 (8.6%)		2 (2.0%)		13 (8.7%)		3 (1.8%)

IPB = Infection prevention bundle

DBS = deep brain stimulation

IPG = implantable pulse generator

SCS = spinal cord stimulator

IT = intrathecal

All case types = SCS+DBS+IT pumps