Albumin Levels Stratify Risk of 30-Day Complications Following Posterior Cervical Fusion
This study established data-driven preoperative albumin thresholds that correlate with an increased risk of 30-day all-cause complications after PCF. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the variable and stratifiable risk of complications on the basis of preoperative albumin levels. These findings assist spine surgeons in stratifying patient risk based on preoperative albumin levels, enabling more informed decision-making and potentially improving patient outcomes.
Authors
- Theodore Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-0804)
- Tomoyuki Asada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3470-5546)
- Amit Kumar Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9983-3365)
- Sravisht Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-9757)
- Eric Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5632-8149)
- Addisu Mesfin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0076-4185)
- Philip M. Parel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1272-3316)
- Sheeraz A. Qureshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7177-1756)
- Abhisri Ramesh
- Warren D. Yu
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001966
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00