Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis

Abstract Establishing a multidisciplinary approach regarding the treatment of spondylodiscitis and analyzing its effect compared to a single discipline approach. 361 patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis were included in this retrospective pre-post intervention study. The treatment strategy was e...

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Autores principales:	D. Ntalos, B. Schoof, D. M. Thiesen, L. Viezens, H. Kleinertz, H. Rohde, A. Both, A. Luebke, A. Strahl, M. Dreimann, M. Stangenberg
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f1835d03c57c4e4e95eaa4aba4ac21bb2021-12-02T14:49:26ZImplementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis10.1038/s41598-021-89088-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f1835d03c57c4e4e95eaa4aba4ac21bb2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89088-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Establishing a multidisciplinary approach regarding the treatment of spondylodiscitis and analyzing its effect compared to a single discipline approach. 361 patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis were included in this retrospective pre-post intervention study. The treatment strategy was either established by a single discipline approach (n = 149, year 2003–2011) or by a weekly multidisciplinary infections conference (n = 212, year 2013–2018) consisting of at least an orthopedic surgeon, medical microbiologist, infectious disease specialist and pathologist. Recorded data included the surgical and antibiotic strategy, complications leading to operative revision, recovered microorganisms, as well as the total length of hospital and intensive care unit stay. Compared to a single discipline approach, performing the multidisciplinary infections conference led to significant changes in anti-infective and surgical treatment strategies. Patients discussed in the conference showed significantly reduced days of total antibiotic treatment (66 ± 31 vs 104 ± 31, p < 0.001). Moreover, one stage procedures and open transpedicular screw placement were more frequently performed following multidisciplinary discussions, while there were less involved spinal segments in terms of internal fixation as well as an increased use of intervertebral cages instead of autologous bone graft (p < 0.001). Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most frequently recovered organisms in both patient groups. No significant difference was found comparing inpatient complications between the two groups or the total in-hospital stay. Implementation of a weekly infections conference is an effective approach to introduce multidisciplinarity into spondylodiscitis management. These conferences significantly altered the treatment plan compared to a single discipline approach. Therefore, we highly recommend the implementation to optimize treatment modalities for patients.D. NtalosB. SchoofD. M. ThiesenL. ViezensH. KleinertzH. RohdeA. BothA. LuebkeA. StrahlM. DreimannM. StangenbergNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q D. Ntalos B. Schoof D. M. Thiesen L. Viezens H. Kleinertz H. Rohde A. Both A. Luebke A. Strahl M. Dreimann M. Stangenberg Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
description	Abstract Establishing a multidisciplinary approach regarding the treatment of spondylodiscitis and analyzing its effect compared to a single discipline approach. 361 patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis were included in this retrospective pre-post intervention study. The treatment strategy was either established by a single discipline approach (n = 149, year 2003–2011) or by a weekly multidisciplinary infections conference (n = 212, year 2013–2018) consisting of at least an orthopedic surgeon, medical microbiologist, infectious disease specialist and pathologist. Recorded data included the surgical and antibiotic strategy, complications leading to operative revision, recovered microorganisms, as well as the total length of hospital and intensive care unit stay. Compared to a single discipline approach, performing the multidisciplinary infections conference led to significant changes in anti-infective and surgical treatment strategies. Patients discussed in the conference showed significantly reduced days of total antibiotic treatment (66 ± 31 vs 104 ± 31, p < 0.001). Moreover, one stage procedures and open transpedicular screw placement were more frequently performed following multidisciplinary discussions, while there were less involved spinal segments in terms of internal fixation as well as an increased use of intervertebral cages instead of autologous bone graft (p < 0.001). Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most frequently recovered organisms in both patient groups. No significant difference was found comparing inpatient complications between the two groups or the total in-hospital stay. Implementation of a weekly infections conference is an effective approach to introduce multidisciplinarity into spondylodiscitis management. These conferences significantly altered the treatment plan compared to a single discipline approach. Therefore, we highly recommend the implementation to optimize treatment modalities for patients.
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author	D. Ntalos B. Schoof D. M. Thiesen L. Viezens H. Kleinertz H. Rohde A. Both A. Luebke A. Strahl M. Dreimann M. Stangenberg
author_facet	D. Ntalos B. Schoof D. M. Thiesen L. Viezens H. Kleinertz H. Rohde A. Both A. Luebke A. Strahl M. Dreimann M. Stangenberg
author_sort	D. Ntalos
title	Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
title_short	Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
title_full	Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
title_fullStr	Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
title_full_unstemmed	Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
title_sort	implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f1835d03c57c4e4e95eaa4aba4ac21bb
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Implementation of a multidisciplinary infections conference improves the treatment of spondylodiscitis

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