Conservative versus surgical treatment in HPSSI. A Meta-analysis

The articles included in this review met the following criteria:
1. Study Design: Retrospective double arm cohort studies comparing Surgical to Conservative Treatment of spinal infections; No RCTs were found in our search.
2. Comparative Analysis: Studies comparing Surgical Treatment (ST) to Conservative Treatment (CT);
3. Patient Population: Studies involving patients with hematogenous, septic spondylodiscitis or spondylitis, not ankylosing spondylitis, not tuberculosis;
4. Studies with primary endpoint the incidence of hematogenous spinal infection.

本综述纳入的文献需满足以下纳入标准：
1. 研究设计：对比脊柱感染手术治疗与保守治疗的回顾性双队列研究；本次检索未发现随机对照试验（Randomized Controlled Trial, RCT）相关研究。
2. 对比分析：纳入研究需对比手术治疗（Surgical Treatment, ST）与保守治疗（Conservative Treatment, CT）；
3. 患者人群：纳入研究对象为血源性化脓性脊椎椎间盘炎或脊椎炎患者，不包含强直性脊柱炎（Ankylosing Spondylitis）及结核性脊椎炎患者；
4. 主要结局指标：以血源性脊柱感染发生率作为研究的主要结局指标。