Increased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Warwick H, Sergesketter A, Lydon E, Shammas RL, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Increased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study. World Neurosurgery 2017, 102: 370-375. PMID: 28359921, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spinal fusionSpinal fusionSpinal deformityAdult patientsComplication rateComplication Rates AssociatedAllogeneic blood transfusionPostoperative complication rateSingle institutional studyUrinary tract infectionHigh complication rateIntensive care unitMajor academic institutionPatient demographicsReadmission ratesTract infectionsBlood lossBlood transfusionPrimary outcomeWound drainageCare unitIntraoperative durotomyMedical recordsMental statusInstrumentation failure