ArticleGlobal spine journal2023
Preoperative Risk Factors Affecting Outcome in Surgically Treated Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis.
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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- Epidural Abscess in Routine Preoperative MRI Reports Versus Documented Operative Findings, and Exploratory Mortality Risk Factors in Surgically Treated Spondylodiscitis: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Challenges and limitations of the existing scoring systems for postoperative outcomes in thoracolumbar pyogenic spondylitis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.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 · 2025Article
- Factors predicting the need for surgery in infectious spondylodiscitis: a retrospective single-center study.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- Etiological Insights and the Role of Individual Factors in Infectious Spondylodiscitis.Infectious disease reports · 2025Article
- A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Need for Comprehensive Medical Management in Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis: A Review Article.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Review
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
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designRetrospective study.
objectiveThe primary aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of severe complications in patients following surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis (PS) using a surgeon-maintained database. The secondary aim was to investigate the predictors of early recovery.
methodsWe introduced a surgeon-maintained database of prospectively collected multicenter data that mainly focused on perioperative complications in 2012. Our surgeon-maintained database allows the retrospective collection of detailed data. We analyzed 143 patients who underwent surgery for PS from the 19,056 patients in the prospective surgeon-maintained database at 27 affiliated institutions between 2013 and 2017. Data relating to preoperative patient factors, infection factors, surgical factors, and pre- and postoperative blood tests was retrospectively collected. We performed multivariate regression analysis to evaluate the predictors of postoperative severe complications and early recovery in patients with PS.
resultsHigh updated Charlson comorbidity index (uCCI), chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes, Gram-negative bacteria, pyogenic osteoarthritis, high preoperative white blood cell count, and low preoperative platelet count were significantly associated with severe complications in patients undergoing surgery for PS. A high uCCI was the sole independent negative predictor on early recovery.
conclusionCareful perioperative management is necessary if surgery is performed on patients who are at a high risk of life-threatening events.
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