ArticleGlobal spine journal2019
Impact of Obesity on Surgical Outcomes Following Laminectomy for Spinal Metastases.
Article in Global spine journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Complications on Treatment of Spinal Metastases: A Multicenter Surveillance Study from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register).Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Systemic considerations for the surgical treatment of spinal metastatic disease: a scoping literature review.The Lancet. Oncology · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Affects Coagulation System of Obese Patients.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort study.
objectivesTo determine the effect of obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m
methodsThe American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database is a large multicenter clinical registry that collects preoperative risk factors, intraoperative variables, and 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality outcomes from hospitals nationwide. Current Procedural Terminology codes were used to query the database for adults who underwent decompression with laminectomy for treatment of metastatic spinal lesions between 2010 and 2014. Patients were separated into 2 cohorts based on the presence of absence of obesity. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the effect of obesity on perioperative morbidity and mortality.
resultsThere was a significantly higher rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE; obese 6.6% vs nonobese 4.2%;
conclusionsObese patients were predisposed to an elevated risk of VTE following laminectomy for spinal metastases. Early postoperative mobilization and a low threshold to evaluate for perioperative VTE are important in these patients in order to appropriately diagnose and treat these complications and minimize morbidity.
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