Perioperative outcomes of anterior lumbar surgery in obese versus non-obese patients

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 715-720

  Peng, Chan W B ^a   Bendo, John A ^a   Goldstein, Jeffrey A ^a   Nalbandian, Matthew M ^a  

^a NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar surgery; Complications; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOGENIC PAIN; FASCIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC VEIN; INCISION; LACERATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SKIN; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749116241     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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