Surgical management of spinal multiple myeloma: insights from the National Inpatient Sample database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Management of multiple myeloma (MM) of the spine includes a multimodal approach consisting of chemotherapy, bisphosphonates, radiation, and surgical intervention. This study aims to explore the trends in surgical treatment of MM including hospital costs, odds of complications, and the impact of patient comorbidities on the risk of complications using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.

Methods

The NIS was queried for patients with MM and plasmacytoma of the spine who underwent surgical intervention between 2005 and 2014. Rates of spinal decompression, spinal stabilization with or without decompression, and vertebral augmentation were analyzed. The effect of various patient characteristics on outcome was analyzed by multivariate analysis and stratified by

SUBMITTER: Zehri AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467281 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature