Focused Perioperative Nutritional Supplementation Reduces Wound Complications in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery
Postoperative nutritional supplementation significantly reduces wound complications after spinal fusion surgery in a cost-effective manner. This study underscores the modifiability of certain perioperative risk factors and suggests that nutritional strategies can mitigate potential complications.
Authors
- Richard A. Wawrose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-0039)
- Jeremy D. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-0047)
- Joon Y. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5884-0561)
- Joshua C. Setliff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6674-1579)
- Christopher J. Como (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1621-7357)
- Michael J. Spitnale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7955-3174)
- Yunting Melissa Tang
- Anthony A. Oyekan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-1283)
- Shaan Sadhwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-943X)
- Jonathan Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-2712)
- Kevin J. Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6040-0194)
- K Russell
- Kimberly Hua
Institutions
- Intermountain Healthcare (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Greater Pittsburgh Orthopaedic Associates (US)
- Bethel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005136
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98