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ArticleGlobal spine journal2018

Age Stratification of 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes Following Excisional Laminectomy for Extradural Cervical and Thoracic Tumors.

Kevin Phan, Zoe B Cheung, Khushdeep S Vig, Awais K Hussain, Mauricio C Lima, Jun S Kim, John Di Capua, Samuel K Cho

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Article in Global spine journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Kevin PhanPrince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Zoe B CheungIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0189-5390
Khushdeep S VigIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5758-0665
Awais K HussainIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Mauricio C LimaSpine Group of the Department of Orthopedics of University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jun S KimIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
John Di CapuaIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4867-5800
Samuel K ChoIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3826-1786
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUNSW Sydney · AU

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Abstract

STUDY

designRetrospective cohort study.

objectivesTo evaluate age as an independent predictive factor for perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgical decompression for metastatic cervical and thoracic spinal tumors using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database from 2011 to 2014.

methodsWe identified 1673 adult patients undergoing excisional laminectomy of cervical and thoracic extradural tumors. Patients were stratified into quartiles based on age, with Q1 including patients aged 18 to 49 years, Q2 including patients aged 50 to 60 years, Q3 including patients aged 61 to 69 years, and Q4 including patients ≥70 years. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to examine the association between age and 30-day perioperative morbidity and mortality.

resultsAge was an independent risk factor for 30-day venous thromboembolism (VTE) and reoperation. Patients in Q3 for age had nearly a 4 times increased risk of VTE than patients in Q1 (odds ratio [OR] 3.97; 95% CI 1.91-8.25;

conclusionsAge was an independent predictive factor for perioperative VTE and reoperation, but there was no clear age-dependent relationship between increasing age and the risk of these perioperative complications.

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ACS-NSQIPagelaminectomymortalityperioperative complicationsreoperationspinal metastasisspinal tumorvenous thromboembolism

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