Background context The impact of patient factors and medical comorbidities on the risk of
mortality and complications after spinal arthrodesis has not been well described. Prior works …

Background: This investigation sought to identify risk factors for immediate postoperative
morbidity and mortality among a large series of patients undergoing spine surgery who were …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Several studies have examined the occurrence of medical
complication after spine surgery. However, many of these studies have been done using …

Background context The possibility and likelihood of a postoperative medical complication
after spine surgery undoubtedly play a major role in the decision making of the surgeon and …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. To analyze the trends in complications and
mortality after spinal fusions. Summary of Background Data. Utilization of spinal fusions has …

Background context There is increasing scrutiny by several regulatory bodies regarding the
complications of spine surgery. Precise delineation of the risks contributing to those …

Study Design. Analysis of population-based national hospital discharge data collected for
the National Inpatient Sample. Objective. To examine demographics of patients undergoing …

Study Design. A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective. To
assess rates and causes of mortality associated with spine surgery. Summary of Background …

Object Patients with varied medical comorbidities often present with spinal pathology for
which operative intervention is potentially indicated, but few studies have examined risk …

Study Design. Prospective observational study. Objective. To determine how patient
comorbidities and perioperative complications after spinal surgery affect the health care …