Impact of preoperative depression on postoperative dysphagia following cervical spine surgery
Although patients with preoperative depression report dysphagia more often at baseline and at 1, 3, and 12 months after cervical surgery, preoperative depression is not an independent predictor of postoperative dysphagia. Preoperative depression may be valuable to consider as a risk factor for developing dysphagia after cervical surgery, but the heightened dysphagia risk in patients with depression may be attributed to secondary factors associated with depression such as comorbid conditions.
Authors
- Erica F. Bisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-8544)
- Kevin T. Foley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-3943)
- Vincent J. Alentado
- Ken Porche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2616-5853)
- Nicholas P. Tippins
- Eric A. Potts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-2327)
- Anne M. Foreit
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- St. Vincent Hospital (US)
- Semmes Murphey Foundation (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
- University of Utah Health Care (US)
- Indiana Spine Group (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.6.spine25342
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00