Perioperative complications of lumbar instrumentation and fusion in patients with diabetes mellitus

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 496-501

  Glassman, Steven D ^a   Alegre, Gary ^a   Carreon, Leah ^a   Dimar, John R ^a   Johnson, John R ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Diabetes mellitus; Lumbar fusion; Nonunion

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; ILEUS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0242350487     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00426-1     Document Type: Article

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