Markers of preoperative depression and anxiety as predictors of increased short-term healthcare utilization after lumbar fusion surgery
Risk of undiagnosed depression and anxiety, as measured by the EAS, is associated with greater odds of short-term postoperative healthcare utilization, but not rate of durotomy or reoperation. Depression and anxiety screening tools, such as the EAS, may help guide targeted risk-mitigation strategies among patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.
Authors
- Ritesh Karsalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-3296)
- Emily Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-4507)
- Scott D. McClintock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4047-8933)
- John H. Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7490-8108)
- Paul J. Marcotte
- Brendan F. Judy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-1408)
- Jang W. Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2705-0406)
- Aidan Gor
- John D. Arena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4322-4472)
- James M. Schuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-5219)
- Ali K. Ozturk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6474-9422)
- Rajeev Kumar Malhotra
- Neil R. Malhotra
- Jason Kost
Institutions
- West Chester University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.5.spine241512
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39