Underweight patients are an often under looked "At risk" population after undergoing posterior cervical spine surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a weight-for-height metric that is used to quantify tissue mass and weight levels. Past studies have mainly focused on the association of high BMI on spine surgery outcomes and shown variable conclusions. Prior results may have varied due to insufficient power or inconsistent categorical separation of BMI groups (e.g. underweight, overweight, or obese). Additionally, few studies have considered outcomes of patients with low BMI. The aim of the current study was to analyze patients along the entirety of the BMI spectrum and to establish specific granular BMI categories for which patients become at risk for complication and mortality following posterior cervical spine surgery.

Methods

Patients undergoing elective posterior cervical spine sur

SUBMITTER: Ottesen TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8820029 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature