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ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2021

Spinal Surgery and Subsequent ESR and WBC Changes Pattern: A Single Center Prospective Study.

Akram Zare, Mohammadmahdi Sabahi, Hosein Safari, Arash Kiani, Meic H Schmidt, Mahdi Arjipour

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Article in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Akram ZareDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8221-5448
Mohammadmahdi SabahiNeurosurgery Research Group (NRG), Student Research Committee, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4640-226X
Hosein SafariDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3477-6344
Arash KianiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1423-5452
Meic H SchmidtDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2259-9459
Mahdi ArjipourBrain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-1492
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IRHamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of New Mexico · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePostoperative inflammation and infections are common complications of spinal surgery and have similar symptoms. However, postoperative infection may lead to a poor outcome and must be differentiated from postoperative inflammation. The objective of this study is determine the changing pattern of postoperative ESR and WBC counts, and investigate the effects of different variables.

methodsA total of 61 patients who underwent spinal surgery were enrolled in this prospective study. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and white blood cell (WBC) counts were measured the day before surgery and on 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 14th postoperative days.

resultsWBC counts increased on the 1st postoperative day in comparison with the preoperative day (

conclusionWBC count continued to rise and was the highest on the 1st postoperative day, after which it gradually decreased and attained normal values on the 14th postoperative day, while the ESR increased on the 1st postoperative day, reached the highest level in patients with and without simultaneous instrumentation on 7th and 5th postoperative days, respectively, and gradually decreased.

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Blood sedimentationDiskectomyLaminectomyLeukocytesSpinal fusion

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