Standardizing care for high-risk patients in spine surgery: The Northwestern high-risk spine protocol

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 2232-2238

  Halpin, Ryan J ^a   Sugrue, Patrick A ^a   Gould, Robert W ^a   Kallas, Peter G ^a   Schafer, Michael F ^a   Ondra, Stephen L ^a   Koski, Tyler R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

risk stratification; spinal deformity; spine protocol; spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINE;

EID: 78650625038     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181e8abb0     Document Type: Article

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