Cephalosporin infusion for postoperative infection in the lumbar spine is indicated.
The lumbar spine is often managed through surgical treatment due to tumors or fractures. After surgery, a small percentage of patients will develop a localized incision infection. Antibiotics are needed to fight the infection, along with local dressing changes.
Cephalosporin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Therefore, it is often used in the anti-infection process and is also useful for infections after lumbar spine surgery.
When infection occurs after lumbar spine surgery, we will take the local wound secretion for bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test, and select the sensitive drug according to the result of bacterial culture, so as to carry out more precise anti-infection treatment.
If you have an infection after lumbar spine surgery, you must go to a regular hospital for consultation and treatment, and do not treat it on your own to avoid delaying your condition.