The impacts of comorbid diseases on surgical and clinical outcomes in spondylolisthesis surgery

Aims: Management of comorbidities has a significant bearing on clinical outcomes from surgery, especially in the context of wound healing and pain management. This study aims to compare surgical patients with comorbidity (case group) and without (control group) based on recovery outcomes. Methods: Surgical patients n=150 were enrolled patients in the case group (n=75), and control group (n=75). We collected and compared baseline demographic data, preoperative and postoperative pain levels based on the Visual Analogue Scale, discharge outcomes and assessment of wound healing. Factors affecting wound healing were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression, and predictors of postoperative pain were examined with multivariate linear regression. Results: Demographic data revealed that the groups were comparable regarding age (p=0.122) and gender (p=0.758). The case group did have a higher mean body-mass index (BMI) of 28.9±3.4 than the control group mean BMI, which was 25.7±2.9; (p