Incidence, risk factors, and mortality associated with aspiration in cervical spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 19, 2013, Pages

  Fineberg, Steven J ^a   Oglesby, Matthew ^a   Patel, Alpesh A ^b   Singh, Kern ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Aspiration; Aspiration pneumonia; Cervical spine surgery; Chemical pneumonitis; Mendelson syndrome; Multilevel fusions; Nis; Posterior cervical decompression; Posterior cervical fusion; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888328962     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31829cc19b     Document Type: Article

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