Incidence and risk factors for perioperative visual loss after spinal fusion

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1866-1872

  Nandyala, Sreeharsha V ^a   Marquez Lara, Alejandro ^a   Fineberg, Steven J ^a   Singh, Richa ^a   Singh, Kern ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Ischemia optic neuropathy; Nationwide inpatient sample; Perioperative visual loss; Risk factors; Spinal deformity; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; INCIDENCE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; KYPHOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LORDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYELORADICULOPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE VISUAL LOSS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLINDNESS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84906933547     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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