Comparative effectiveness of microdecompression and laminectomy for central lumbar spinal stenosis: Study protocol for an observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Nerland, Ulf S ^a   Jakola, Asgeir S ^a,b,c   Solheim, Ole ^a,b,c   Weber, Clemens ^a   Rao, Vidar ^a,b   Lonne, Greger ^b,d   Solberg, Tore K ^e   Salvesen, Oyvind ^b   Carlsen, Sven M ^a,b   Nygaard, Oystein P ^a,b   Gulati, Sasha ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c National Centre of Competence in Ultrasound and Image Guided Surgery   (Norway)

^d Department of Neuroscience Norwegian University of Science and Technology ^*  (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DECOMPRESSIVE LAMINECTOMY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EURO QOL 5D SCORE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MICRODECOMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REGISTER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE DISEASE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNINTENTIONAL DUROTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NORWAY; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NORWAY; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897481548     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004651     Document Type: Article

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