Higher 2-Year Cumulative Incidence of Mental Health Disorders Following Irrigation and Debridement in Primary Lumbar Fusion.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spinal fusion is an operation that is employed to treat spinal diseases. Surgical site infection (SSI) after lumbar fusion (LF) is a postoperative complication. SSI is treated with irrigation and debridement (I&D), which requires readmittance following discharge or prolonged hospital stays, which are deleterious to patients' mental health. The long-term relationship between treating SSI with I&D and patients' mental health is still understudied.

Methods

Using the Mariner dataset from the PearlDiver Patient Records Database using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases procedure codes, retrospective cohort analysis was carried out. This study involved 445,480 patients who underwent LF with at least 2-year follow-up and were fol

SUBMITTER: Walker MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853611 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature