Background: The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence, risk factors for, and types
of respiratory complications occurring in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery …

Methods: The Spine End Results Registry 2003–2004 is an exhaustive database of 1,592
patients who underwent spine surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center or …

Study Design. Multivariate analysis of prospectively collected registry data. Objective. Using
multivariate analysis to determine significant risk factors for medical complication after …

Study Design. Retrospective study of data collected prospectively by the American College
of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Objective. To determine the …

Spine surgery is one of the fastest growing branches of orthopedic surgery. Patients often
present with a relatively high acuity and, depending on surgical approach, morbidity and …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Surgery for adult spinal deformity may require both an anterior
and posterior approach in order to stabilize the spine and achieve the desired correction …

Study Design Systematic review. Objective To determine the frequency of pulmonary
effusion, pneumothorax, and hemothorax in adult patients undergoing thoracic corpectomy …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Several studies have examined the occurrence of medical
complication after spine surgery. However, many of these studies have been done using …

Background Relatively few studies have focused on the major medical complications that
are more common in older adults. Furthermore, these studies have generally not reported …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to
report incidence of cardiopulmonary complications in elective spine surgery, demographic …