1. In-hospital mortality trends after surgery for traumatic thoracolumbar injury: A national inpatient sample database study
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Michael McCurdy, Rajkishen Narayanan, Omar Tarawneh, Yunsoo Lee, Matthew Sherman, Teeto Ezeonu, Michael Carter, Jose A. Canseco, Alan S. Hilibrand, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Christopher K. Kepler, and Gregory D. Schroeder
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Thoracolumbar trauma ,Mortality ,Socioeconomic ,Risk factors ,Spine surgery ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Introduction: Given the increasing incidence of traumatic thoracolumbar injuries in recent years, studies have sought to investigate potential risk factors for outcomes in these patients. Research question: The aim of this study was to investigate trends and risk factors for in-hospital mortality after fusion for traumatic thoracolumbar injury. Materials and methods: Patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion after traumatic injury were queried from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2012 to 2017. Analysis was performed to identify risk factors for inpatient mortality after surgery. Results: Patients in 2017 were on average older (51.0 vs. 48.5, P = 0.004), had more admitting diagnoses (15.5 vs. 10.7, p
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- 2024
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