… study is to determine independent risk factors for pneumonia following elective ACDF
procedures. … In the present study, ACS-NSQIP data demonstrate that patients who are older, are …

… Among the variables available in ACS-NSQIP are patient … The ACS-NSQIP also
includes information on medical … in this study has been previously used with the ACS-NSQIP. …

… a pneumonia who had an ACDF was an objective of the study. We … pneumonia after ACDF
in a military veteran population. We described the rates of pneumonia following ACDF surgery …

… Thus, results of this study strongly suggest that (1) post-… providers emphasizing pneumonia
screening, (2) management of post-… in high-risk patients having undergone cervical fusions. …

… The ACS NSQIP database from 2005 to 2010 was queried for patients undergoing ACDF
procedures. Preoperative and perioperative variables were collected. Multivariate regression …

… This study used the ACS-NSQIP, a large prospective surgical registry representing over
700 hospitals from 49 US states and 11 countries. The size of our FTR cohort, comparable to …

… 264 PCF patients from the ACS-NSQIP, we demonstrate that … increased blood transfusion,
pneumonia, longer hospitalization… study may also influence outcomes following cervical spine …

… after index procedure, which is required for the current study. … consider more aggressive
pneumonia prevention measures in … to significantly reduce pneumonia rates following surgery. …

… Using the 2005–2012 ACS-NSQIP, we identified all patients … Respiratory complications
were pneumonia, unplanned … This study suggests that old age is an independent risk factor …

… ACDF and PCF was systemic infection and sepsis, which included bacteremia and pneumonia.
… These estimates from ACS-NSQIP studies are lower than our 30-day readmission rate of …