Understanding the Impact of Obesity on Short-term Outcomes and In-hospital Costs After Instrumented Spinal Fusion

Abstract BACKGROUND: Obesity rates continue to rise along with the number of obese patients undergoing elective spinal fusion. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of obesity on resource utilization and early complications in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spine disease. METHODS: A single...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurosurgery 2016-01, Vol.78 (1), p.127-132
Hauptverfasser:	Higgins, Dominique M., Mallory, Grant W., Planchard, Ryan F., Puffer, Ross C., Ali, Mohamed, Gates, Marcus J., Clifton, William E., Jacob, Jeffrey T., Curry, Timothy B., Kor, Daryl J., Fogelson, Jeremy L., Krauss, William E., Clarke, Michelle J.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Body Mass Index Cohort Studies Comorbidity Comprehension Female Health Resources - economics Health Resources - utilization Hospital costs Hospital Costs - trends Humans Male Middle Aged Neurosurgery Obesity Obesity - economics Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - surgery Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - economics Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Retrospective Studies Spinal Fusion - economics Spinal Fusion - instrumentation Spinal Fusion - trends Time Factors Treatment Outcome Weight control
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