… 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 …

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

… 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 …

… 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. …

… We present a retrospective cohort study of the ACS NSQIP database to identify predictors
of … , including pneumonia. However, intubation status was not recorded in the ACS NSQIP …

… , MI, pneumonia, and … risk factors for an array of complications; however, at least 1 other
publication has already addressed this question using ACS-NSQIP data, 13 so the present study …

… 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 …

… This study therefore is limited by both its retrospective nature and by the limits of the ACS-NSQIP
data fidelity. As a retrospective study, our findings cannot be established with the same …

… The ACS-NSQIP database from 2010 to 2014 was used in this study. Adult patients (≥18 …
wound on their body, current sepsis, current pneumonia, prior surgeries within 30 days, cases …

… 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. …