Preoperative Nutritional Status as a Risk Factor for Major Postoperative Complications Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To determine rates of medical and surgical postoperative complications in adults with hypoalbuminemia undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the American Colleg...

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Veröffentlicht in:Global spine journal 2018-10, Vol.8 (7), p.662-667
Hauptverfasser: Ukogu, Chierika O., Jacobs, Samantha, Ranson, Willliam A., Somani, Sulaiman, Vargas, Luilly, Lee, Nathan J., Di Capua, John, Kim, Jun S., Vig, Khushdeep S., Cho, Samuel K.
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Zusammenfassung:Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To determine rates of medical and surgical postoperative complications in adults with hypoalbuminemia undergoing anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database of patients (≥18 years old) undergoing ALIF procedures, identified by CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code from 2011 to 2014. Poor nutritional status was defined by a preoperative serum albumin level
ISSN:2192-5682
2192-5690
DOI:10.1177/2192568218760540