Preoperative hemoglobin A1c and minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery: is it as critical as we think
Our results suggest high preoperative HbA1C may be associated with increased rates of readmission and reoperation following minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. Preoperative HbA1C control may be indicated for surgical optimization in minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery.
Authors
- Lucia Juarez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-7661)
- Sasha Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6822-4383)
- Jovanna A. Tracz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7233-8962)
- Jakub Godzik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0645-6212)
- James Mooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1897-1879)
- Yifei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9003-4137)
- Nicholas M. B. Laskay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5250-6458)
- B. Grey Vandeberg
Institutions
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Neurochirurgica
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-025-06686-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons