[HTML][HTML] The influence of comorbidities on the treatment outcome in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bays, A Stieger, U Held, LJ Hofer… - North American Spine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) affects mainly elderly patients. To this day, it is
unclear whether comorbidities influence treatment success. The aim of this systematic …

In‐hospital medical complication in older people after spine surgery: A scoping review

AL Strayer, W Kuo, BJ King - International journal of older …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Worldwide, older people are suffering from lumbar degenerative disease at an
annual rate of 266 million. Although spine surgeries restore mobility, reduce pain and …

The quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a good predictor of in-hospital mortality in very elderly patients with bloodstream infections: a …

JM Ramos-Rincón, A Fernández-Gil, E Merino… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
People over 80 years old are now the fastest-growing age group. Bloodstream infections
(BSI) in these patients may present with specific characteristics. The objective of this study …

Trends and outcomes in patients with dementia undergoing spine fusions: a matched nationwide inpatient sample analysis

M Sharma, N Dietz, V Scott, D Wang, B Ugiliweneza… - World neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The aim of our study was to define the trends and outcomes in patients with a
preexisting diagnosis of dementia who underwent spine fusions using a large national …

[HTML][HTML] Spine surgery in the octogenarian population: A comparison of demographics, surgical approach, and healthcare utilization with the PearlDiver Database

CD Kumar, N Dietz, M Sharma, A Cruz, CE Counts… - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background With the recent advances in technology and healthcare, increasing numbers of
individuals over the age of 80 will require surgical intervention for spinal pathology. Given …

Surgical management of spinal pathologies in the octogenarian: a narrative review

AR Evans, J Bakhsheshian, CS Graffeo, ZA Smith - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
Optimal management paradigms of spinal pathologies in the octogenarian population are
controversial given the higher incidence of comorbidities with concern for poor prognosis …

Cannabis Use Disorder Trends and Health Care Utilization After Cervical and Lumbar Spine Fusions

N Dietz, V Alkin, N Agarwal, M Sharma, BG Oxford… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. To identify differences in complication
rates after cervical and lumbar fusion over the first postoperative year between those with …

Incidence of new onset dementia and health care utilization following spine fusions: A propensity score matching analysis

M Sharma, N Jain, N Dietz, D Wang, B Ugiliweneza… - Neurochirurgie, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Dementia following spine fusions is not described in the literature. Also, the
impact of new onset dementia on long-term health care utilization is not described. The aim …

[PDF][PDF] José M. Ramos-Rincón, Adela Fernández-Gil2, Esperanza Merino3, Vicente Boix2, 3, Adelina Gimeno4, Juan C. Rodríguez-Diaz4, Beatriz Valero1, Rosario …

J Portilla - academia.edu
People over 80 years old are now the fastest-growing age group. Bloodstream infections
(BSI) in these patients may present with specific characteristics. The objective of this study …