Risk factors for medical complication after lumbar spine surgery: a multivariate analysis of 767 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Multivariate analysis of prospectively collected registry data.

Objective

Using multivariate analysis to determine significant risk factors for medical complication after lumbar spine surgery.

Summary of background data

Several studies have examined the occurrence of medical complication after spine surgery. However, many of these studies have been done utilizing large national databases. Although these allow for analysis of thousands of patients, potentially influential covariates are not accounted for in these retrospective studies. Furthermore, the accuracy of these retrospective data collection in these databases has been called into question.

Methods

The Spine End Results Registry (2003–2004) is a collection of prospectively collected data on

SUBMITTER: Lee MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3711415 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature