ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
The Effect of Modifiable Risk Factors on Postoperative Complications in Lumbar Spine Fusions.
Article in Global spine journal, 2023. 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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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort study.
objectivesThe impact of modifiable risk factors (MRFs) on complications, costs, and readmission rates at 30, 90, and 180-days following lumbar spine fusion.
methodsPatients with lumbar spine fusions within the 2016-2017 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). Patients were stratified by the following MRFs: Alcohol use, tobacco/nicotine use, nutritional malnourishment, dyslipidemia, and primary hypertension. Differences in complications, non-elective readmission rates, costs, and length of stay were compared between MRFs and the non-MRF group. Statistical analysis was conducted using Tukey multiple comparisons of means, 1-way ANOVA, Wald testing, unpaired Welch 2-sample t-tests, multivariate analysis, and predictive modeling.
resultsThe final analysis included 297,579 lumbar fusion patients. At 30 and 90 days, patients with nutritional malnutrition, dyslipidemia, and primary hypertension had significantly greater readmission rates than patients without MRFs (all
conclusionsThese findings highlight the negative impact each MRF has on patients following lumbar spinal fusion. Further longitudinal research is necessary to comprehensively characterize the effects of various MRFs on spine surgery outcomes.
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