ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2021
Does minimally invasive spine surgery reduce the rate of perioperative medical complications? A retrospective single-center experience of 1435 degenerative lumbar spine surgeries.
Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Incidence and risk factors of pulmonary complications after lumbar spine surgery, 2010-2019.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- Complications in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in the Last 10 Years: A Narrative Review.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Does the choice of chemoprophylaxis affect the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in lumbar fusion surgery? A systematic review of the literature.Brain & spine · 2023Review
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- Development of a model to predict the probability of incurring a complication during spine surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- Biomechanical Evaluation of the Effect of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Compared with Traditional Approaches in Lifting Tasks.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeIt is unclear if minimally invasive techniques reduce the rate of perioperative complications when compared to traditional open approaches to the lumbar spine. Our aim was to evaluate perioperative complications in patients that underwent MIS and conventional open techniques for degenerative lumbar pathology.
methodsA retrospective review of a prospectively collected database identified 1435 patients that underwent surgery for degenerative lumbar pathology from January 2013-2016. We evaluated the rates of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, urinary tract infection, and pneumonia. Groups were analyzed based on decompression alone as compared with decompression and fusion for both MIS and traditional open techniques.
resultsPatients that underwent traditional open lumbar decompression surgery were more likely to develop a DVT (P = .01) than those undergoing MIS decompression. There was no significant difference in rates of PE (P = .99), UTI (P = .24), or pneumonia (P = .56). Patients that underwent traditional open lumbar fusion surgery compared to MIS fusion were also more likely to have a PE (P = .03). There was no significant difference in rates of DVT (P = .22), UTI (P = .43), or pneumonia (P = .24).
conclusionMinimally invasive spinal surgery was found to reduce the rate of DVT for decompression surgeries and reduce the rate of PE for fusion surgeries.
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