Diabetes and heart disease do not affect short-term lumbar fusion outcomes accounting for other risk factors in a matched cohort analysis
Between otherwise exactly matched patients undergoing lumbar fusion, diabetes and cardiovascular disease posed no greater risk of short-term adverse outcomes. This suggests proper selection criteria for surgical candidates and effective current perioperative strategies to mitigate these common comorbidities. Further studies are warranted to assess and optimize the cost-effectiveness of preoperative management for patients with common comorbidities.
Authors
- Ritesh Karsalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-3296)
- Jianbo Na
- Connor A. Wathen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8291-7741)
- Austin J. Borja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-7816)
- William C. Welch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-7985)
- Scott D. McClintock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4047-8933)
- Paul J. Marcotte
- James M. Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-5219)
- Ryan S. Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1789-9142)
- Tara Collier
- Neil R. Malhotra
Institutions
- West Chester University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery X
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wnsx.2024.100410
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- McKenna Family Foundation