… Adverse event information collected by the NSQIP and used for this study included mortality,
myocardial infarction, anemia requiring transfusion, unplanned intubation, pneumonia, …

… This study demonstrates the incidence and predictors of cardiopulmonary complications …
The incidence of pneumonia after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion has been reported to …

… This study provides important clinical information regarding the … as a risk factor for pneumonia,
MI, and cardiac arrest,27, 28, 29 it is likely that many patients undergoing spine surgery …

… In this study, the data included the following information: patient sex, age, body mass index,
… the occurrence of pneumonia and sepsis in the ADF group. The higher incidence of systemic …

… predicting adverse outcomes following surgery. The objective of this study was to determine
… have been previously utilized in literature analyzing outcomes of ACDF using ACS-NSQIP. …

… to determine which factors affect LOS after primary posterior lumbar fusion. In this study, we
… respiration within 48 hours before surgery, or current pneumonia. Cardiac comorbidity was …

… MRFs serve as important predictors of perioperative patient outcomes following cervical
fusion procedures. The results of this study demonstrated that different MRF categories may …

… following elective adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. … Program (ACS NSQIP), which
is a nationally validated, risk-… ; current sepsis; current pneumonia; prior surgeries within 30 …

… study demonstrates that critical preoperative patient factors—… of postoperative pneumonia,
and consequently preoperative … and postoperative morbidity after cervical spine surgery are …

… ), respiratory complications (pneumonia, unplanned intubation, and ventilator use >48 h …
studying the impact of MetS on cervical fusions is limited. The study utilized the ACS-NSQIP …