Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well
Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well. The Spine Journal 2014, 15: 685-691. PMID: 25499208, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialElective lumbar discectomyDiscectomy patientsPerioperative factorsLumbar discectomyClinical trialsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial wound infection rateQuality Improvement Program databaseLumbar disc herniation patientsHigher body mass indexTotal wound complicationsRetrospective cohort studyDeep wound infectionImprovement Program databaseStatistical differenceWound infection rateAverage operative timeDisc herniation patientsBody mass indexNational patient sampleNinth Revision codesRandomized clinical trialsLength of stayResearch trials