Intraoperative ketamine may increase risk of post-operative delirium after complex spinal fusion for adult deformity correction
Elsamadicy AA, Charalambous LT, Sergesketter AR, Drysdale N, Adil SM, Freedman IG, Williamson T, Kundishora AJ, Camara-Quintana J, Abd-El-Barr MM, Goodwin CR, Karikari IO. Intraoperative ketamine may increase risk of post-operative delirium after complex spinal fusion for adult deformity correction. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2019, 5: 79-87. PMID: 31032442, PMCID: PMC6465460, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2018.12.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative deliriumMultivariate nominal-logistic regression analysisComplex spinal fusionIntraoperative ketamine administrationIntraoperative ketamineNominal logistic regression analysisSpinal fusionPatient demographicsKetamine administrationDeformity correctionPrimary complex spinal fusionPost-operative complication rateAdult spine deformity patientsAdult deformity correctionBetter overall patient carePostoperative complication profileProportion of patientsLength of surgeryPost-operative painPost-operative outcomesSpine deformity patientsComplex spinal surgeryOverall patient careRegression analysisMajor academic institution