Abstract:[Objective] To explore the related factors of early surgical site infection (SSI) after primary posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). [methods] A total of 468 patients received PLIF in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2022 were enrolled. According to the occurrence of early SSI, the patients were divided into two groups, and the general data were analyzed by univariate analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted with the dichotomous variable of whether early SSI occurred and difference factors in univariate analysis as independent variables to identify the related factors of early SSI . [Results] Among 468 patients with PLIF, 18 patients developed early SSI. The proportion of female patients, age, preoperative diabetes and urinary tract infection, operation time, postoperative drainage volume and drainage time in the SSI group were higher than those in the non-SSI group. The preoperative albumin and hemoglobin in the SSI group were lower than those in the non-SSI group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in body mass index, smoking status, hypertension and chronic lung disease, ASA classification, and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups (P > 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative diabetes mellitus (OR=1.898,P=0.011)/urinary tract infection (OR=1.612,P=0.027), prolonged drainage time (OR=1.426,P=0.015) were risk factors for early SSI. Men (OR=0.811,P=0.038) and albumin level (OR=0.676,P=0.002) were protective factors in reducing early SSI. [Conclusion] Women, preoperative diabetes/urinary tract infection, hypoproteinemia and prolonged drainage time are risk factors for early SSI after PLIF.