Table 1 Incidence of Clostridium difficile infection according to spinal surgery procedure.

From: Risk Factors of Clostridium Difficile Infection After Spinal Surgery: National Health Insurance Database

Procedures

Total Cases, No. (%)

CDI, No.

Incidence of CDI (%)

All spine surgical procedure

71,322 (100%)

57

0.08%

Cervical

9,179 (12.87%)

10

0.11%

Thoracic

1,282 (1.80%)

1

0.08%

Lumbar

59,541 (83.48%)

44

0.07%

Multilevel

1,320 (1.85%)

2

0.15%

  1. CDI: Clostridium Difficile infection.
  2. Multilevel indicates the simultaneous operation of two or more of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions.
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