Spine Surgery and Preoperative Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Hemoglobin A1c: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review.

Objectives

Synthesize previous studies evaluating clinical utility of preoperative Hb/Hct and HbA1c in patients undergoing common spinal procedures: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), posterior cervical fusion (PCF), posterior lumbar fusion (PLF), and lumbar decompression (LD).

Methods

We queried PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for literature on preoperative Hb/Hct and HbA1c and post-operative outcomes in adult patients undergoing ACDF, PCF, PLF, or LD surgeries.

Results

Total of 4,307 publications were assessed. Twenty-one articles met inclusion criteria.

Pcf and acdf

Decreased preoperative Hb/Hct were significant predictors of increased postoperative morbidity, including return to operat

SUBMITTER: Suresh KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965292 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature