Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Gruskay JA, Long WD, Grauer JN. Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 2008-2018. PMID: 24316118, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.11.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexTLIF/PLIFACS-NSQIP databaseObese IIObese IAnterior fusionComplication rateLumbar surgeryIII patientsMore complicationsPosterior fusionObese IIIPulmonary complicationsNSQIP databaseMultiple complicationsOperating roomSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseObese class III patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher body mass indexPosterior lumbar interbody fusionObese I groupPreoperative risk factorsImprovement Program databaseAnterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Grauer JN. Anterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1643-1653. PMID: 24388595, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPosterior cervical fusionHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityCervical fusionDeep vein thrombosisComplication rateMass indexPosterior fusionUnivariate analysisBasis of BMIExact testSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramObese class III patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramTotal operating room timeACS-NSQIP databaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesRetrospective cohort analysisCervical fusion surgeryPrimary outcome measureSpinal fusion outcomesLength of stayObese Class III Patients at Significantly Greater Risk of Multiple Complications After Lumbar Surgery: An Analysis of 10,387 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Buerba R, Fu M, Gruskay J, Grauer J. Obese Class III Patients at Significantly Greater Risk of Multiple Complications After Lumbar Surgery: An Analysis of 10,387 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2013, 13: s79-s80. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.220.Peer-Reviewed Original Research