Rates of Venous Thromboembolism and Mortality Have Not Improved in Elective Cervical Spine Surgery From 2012 to 2021
Rates of thromboembolic complications following elective cervical spine surgery have not improved over the last decade (2012-2021). Factors such as advanced age, black race, elevated BMI, increased operation time, length of hospital stay, nonhome discharge, history of COPD, functional dependence, and high preoperative INR values were independent predictors of VTEs, while female sex, no tobacco use, and outpatient surgery were found to be protective factors.
Authors
- David A. Essig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5585-0115)
- Jeff S. Silber
- Alex Ngan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0192-7900)
- Bongseok Jung
- Austen Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0614-442X)
- Luke Zappia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-4115)
- Sohrab Virk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-1987)
- Junho Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-4736)
- Andrew C. Hecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5228-4568)
- John Fallon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-7957)
- Rohit B Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0535-2891)
- Anas Abbas
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001858
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00