Exploring clinically relevant risk profiles in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore risk profiles of patients scheduled for lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) and their association with short-term recovery of patient after surgery.

Methods

Forty-nine patients scheduled for elective 1-3 level LSF between March 2019 and June 2020 were included. Patients underwent a preoperative risk screening, consisting of an anamnesis, questionnaires and physical performance tests. A latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to identify possible risk profiles within this population.

Results

Two risk profiles could be established: a fit and deconditioned risk profile. A significant between-profile difference was found in smoking status (p = 0.007), RAND36-PCS (p < 0.001), Timed Up and Go (TUG) (p < 0.001), de Morton Morbidity Index (DEMMI) (p < 0.001), finger

SUBMITTER: Janssen ERC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9333351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature