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Research ArticleCervical Spine

Increased Rates of Septic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Mortality Associated With Chronic Steroid Use Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Stenosis

RYAN LEE, DANNY LEE, NIKHIL B. GOWDA, UCHECHI IWEALA, JEFFREY H. WEINREB, DAVID P. FALK, WARREN YU and JOSEPH R. O'BRIEN
International Journal of Spine Surgery October 2020, 14 (5) 649-656; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7095
RYAN LEE
1The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
MBA
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DANNY LEE
1The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
MD
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NIKHIL B. GOWDA
1The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
BS
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UCHECHI IWEALA
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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JEFFREY H. WEINREB
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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DAVID P. FALK
3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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WARREN YU
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
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JOSEPH R. O'BRIEN
4Washington Spine and Scoliosis Clinic, OrthoBethesda, Bethesda, Maryland
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Increased Rates of Septic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Mortality Associated With Chronic Steroid Use Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Stenosis
RYAN LEE, DANNY LEE, NIKHIL B. GOWDA, UCHECHI IWEALA, JEFFREY H. WEINREB, DAVID P. FALK, WARREN YU, JOSEPH R. O'BRIEN
International Journal of Spine Surgery Oct 2020, 14 (5) 649-656; DOI: 10.14444/7095

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Increased Rates of Septic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, and Mortality Associated With Chronic Steroid Use Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Stenosis
RYAN LEE, DANNY LEE, NIKHIL B. GOWDA, UCHECHI IWEALA, JEFFREY H. WEINREB, DAVID P. FALK, WARREN YU, JOSEPH R. O'BRIEN
International Journal of Spine Surgery Oct 2020, 14 (5) 649-656; DOI: 10.14444/7095
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