Understanding the Impact of Obesity on Short-term Outcomes and In-hospital Costs After Instrumented Spinal Fusion

Anterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications

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Economic impact of comorbidities in spine surgery

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Changes in Red Blood Cell Transfusion Practice during the Turn of the Millennium: A Retrospective Analysis of Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Using the Mayo Database

(2010) Timothy R. Long et al.   ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Incidence of surgical site infection following adult spinal deformity surgery: an analysis of patient risk

(2010) Albert F. Pull ter Gunne et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Comparison of ICD-9–based, retrospective, and prospective assessments of perioperative complications: assessment of accuracy in reporting

(2010) Peter G. Campbell et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE

Obesity and spine surgery: reassessment based on a prospective evaluation of perioperative complications in elective degenerative thoracolumbar procedures

(2010) Sanjay Yadla et al.   Spine Journal

Annual Medical Spending Attributable To Obesity: Payer-And Service-Specific Estimates

(2009) Eric A. Finkelstein et al.   HEALTH AFFAIRS

In-hospital Complications and Mortality After Elective Spinal Fusion Surgery in the United States

(2008) Yang Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY