Association between pressure ulcers and the risk of postoperative infections in male adults with spinal cord injury.

Objective: Data about postoperative infections in male adults with spinal cord injury are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the association between prior exposure to pressure ulcers (PU) and the risk of postoperative infections in male adults with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: We conducted a prospective study of male adults receiving surgery of SCI from January 2007 to December 2019.