ArticleGlobal spine journal2022
Delayed Ejaculation After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Claims Database Analysis.
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- Male delayed orgasm and anorgasmia: a practical guide for sexual medicine providers.International journal of impotence research · 2024Review
- Discussing sexual health with patients eligible for spine surgery: An online survey in spine surgeon and pain physicians.Brain & spine · 2024Article
- Sexual effects and long-term outcomes of endoscopic lumbar sympathectomy for plantar hyperhidrosis in men: a cross-sectional study.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2024Article
- Genitourinary complications in orthopaedic surgery.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2022Review
- Efficacy and safety of minimally invasive axial presacral L5-S1 interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbosacral spine pathology: a retrospective clinical and radiographic analysis.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2020Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort.
objectivesDelayed ejaculation (DE) is a distressing condition characterized by a notable delay in ejaculation or complete inability to achieve ejaculation, and there are no existing reports of DE following lumbar spine surgery. Inspired by our institutional experience, we sought to assess national rates of DE following surgery of the lumbar spine.
methodsWe queried the Optum De-identified Clinformatics Database for adult men undergoing surgery of the lumbar spine between 2003 and 2017. The primary outcome was the development of DE within 2 years of surgery. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with the development of DE.
resultsWe identified 117 918 men who underwent 162 646 lumbar spine surgeries, including anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), posterior lumbar fusion (PLF), and more. The overall incidence of DE was 0.09%, with the highest rate among ALIF surgeries at 0.13%. In multivariable analysis, the odds of developing DE did not vary between anterior/lateral lumbar interbody fusion, PLF, and other spine surgeries. A history of tobacco smoking (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.00-2.16,
conclusionsDE is a rare but distressing complication of thoracolumbar spine surgery, and patients should be queried for relevant symptoms at postoperative visits when indicated.
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