Effect of fibrin sealant on drain output and duration of hospitalization after multilevel anterior cervical fusion: A retrospective matched pair analysis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Yeom, Jin S ^a   Buchowski, Jacob M ^a   Shen, Hong Xing ^a   Liu, Gabriel ^a   Bunmaprasert, Torphong ^a   Riew, K Daniel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Fibrin sealant; Retropharyngeal hematoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FIBRIN GLUE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOFT TISSUE; SURGEON; THERAPY EFFECT; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRAINAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 58149122902     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817c6c9b     Document Type: Article

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