Objective This retrospective cohort study seeks to identify risk factors associated with
complications following posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion (PCLF) surgery. Methods …

Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To compare patterns in opioid usage
and prescriptions between patients who undergo cervical laminectomy with instrumented …

Background Obesity has been shown to be associated with higher rates of complications
after lumbar spine surgery. However, the evidence regarding the impact of body mass index …

Study Design: A retrospective database study. Objectives: The purpose of the current study
was to investigate the impact of hyperlipidemia (HLD) on the incidence of perioperative …

Abstract Background Context As health-care transitions to value-based models, there has
been an increased focus on patient factors that can influence peri-and postoperative …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. The aim of
this study was to determine the ability of abnormal coagulation profile to predict adverse …

Objective The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate the impact of
smoking on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following elective posterior …

Background Although previous studies have used National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program (NSQIP) data to study complications of thoracolumbar spinal deformity surgery …

Study Design. Retrospective, observational. Objective. The aim of this study was to define
the impact of preoperative chronic opioid therapy (COT) on outcomes following cervical …

Abstract Background Modifiable risk factors (MRFs) represent patient variables associated
with increased complication rates that may be prevented. There exists a paucity of studies …