Preoperative Hemoglobin Level is Associated with Increased Health Care Use After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) in Elderly Male Patients with Spine Deformity
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Ongele M, Sergesketter AR, Tarnasky A, Lubkin DET, Drysdale N, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Preoperative Hemoglobin Level is Associated with Increased Health Care Use After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) in Elderly Male Patients with Spine Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2018, 112: e348-e354. PMID: 29355811, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElderly male patientsPreoperative Hgb levelsElective spinal fusionHealth care useHgb levelsSpinal fusionMale patientsPostoperative deliriumHemoglobin levelsCare useMean Hgb levelsNon-wound infectionsPreoperative hemoglobin levelLower hemoglobin levelsLower Hgb levelsQuality of careMajor academic institutionPreoperative HgbHospital stayPreoperative levelsPrimary outcomePreoperative identificationHematoma formationMedical recordsSpine surgery