Mortality, complication risk, and total charges after the treatment of epidural abscess

Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 249-255

  Schoenfeld, Andrew J ^a   Wahlquist, Trevor C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Failure to rescue; Hospital charges; Mortality; Spinal infection; Surgical morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84921415504     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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