Comparison of perioperative parameters and complications observed in the anterior exposure of the lumbar spine by a spine surgeon with and without the assistance of an access surgeon

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 389-394

  Smith, Micah W ^a,b   Rahn, Kevin A ^b   Shugart, Robert M ^b   Belschner, Christopher D ^b   Stout, Kary S ^b   Cheng, Ivan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior exposure complications; Anterior exposure lumbar spine; Lumbar spine; Perioperative parameters lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; ILIAC VEIN; ILIAC VEIN BLEEDING; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PENILE SWELLING; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PARAMETER; PERITONEAL RENT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON;

ADULT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 79955813488     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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