Perioperative outcomes in minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery: A systematic review

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 996-1005

  Skovrlj, Branko ^a   Belton, Patrick ^b   Zarzour, Hekmat ^a   Qureshi, Sheeraz A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimated blood loss; Length of stay; Length of surgery; Lumbar spine; Minimally invasive; Narcotic use; Neurologic complications; Perioperative outcomes; Postoperative pain; Spine surgery; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952331110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i11.996     Document Type: Review

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