Factors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Yacob A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Factors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2014, 39: 728-735. PMID: 24480948, PMCID: PMC3991728, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal drain outputDrain outputSurgical drain placementSurgical drain outputNeck hematomaDrain placementSurgical drainsRetrospective cohort studyAnterior cervical discectomyHistory of smokingRisk of complicationsPostoperative neck hematomaAge 50 yearsMultivariate logistic regressionSingle academic institutionAverage drain outputElective ACDFCervical discectomyCohort studyConsecutive patientsDrain useIndependent predictorsFactors PredictiveMedical recordsACDF