Reduced Impact of Smoking Status on 30-Day Complication and Readmission Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) for Adult Spine Deformity: A Single Institutional Study of 839 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Vuong VD, Lydon E, Behrens S, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Reduced Impact of Smoking Status on 30-Day Complication and Readmission Rates After Elective Spinal Fusion (≥3 Levels) for Adult Spine Deformity: A Single Institutional Study of 839 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 107: 233-238. PMID: 28790002, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.07.174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesSmoking statusComplex spinal fusionSpinal fusionPostoperative complicationsPatient demographicsComplication rateSimilar postoperative complication ratesAdult spinal deformity patientsPostoperative complication rateSingle institutional studyBody mass indexElective spinal fusionPatients' smoking statusAdult spine deformitySpinal deformity patientsComplex spinal surgeryMajor academic institutionHospital stayPostoperative outcomesPrimary outcomeWound drainageMass indexOperative timeDeformity patients