Outcomes and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus on Patients Undergoing Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgery

STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective database analysis. OBJECTIVE.To assess the effect glycemic control has on perioperative morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing elective degenerative lumbar spine surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a prevalent disease of glucose dysregulat...

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Published in:	Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 39; no. 19; pp. 1596 - 1604
Main Authors:	Guzman, Javier Z, Iatridis, James C, Skovrlj, Branko, Cutler, Holt S, Hecht, Andrew C, Qureshi, Sheeraz A, Cho, Samuel K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-09-2014
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Comorbidity Decompression, Surgical - economics Decompression, Surgical - statistics & numerical data Diabetes Complications - economics Diabetes Complications - epidemiology Diabetes Mellitus - blood Diabetes Mellitus - therapy Elective Surgical Procedures - economics Elective Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data Female Glycated Hemoglobin A - analysis Health Surveys Hospital Costs - statistics & numerical data Hospital Mortality Humans Incidence Insurance Coverage Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery Male Medicare - statistics & numerical data Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Reoperation - economics Reoperation - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies Spinal Diseases - economics Spinal Diseases - surgery Spinal Fusion - economics Spinal Fusion - methods Spinal Fusion - statistics & numerical data Treatment Outcome United States
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