spinal surgery; vertebral surgery
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Laboratory
- serum albumin to assess nutritional status[1]
Complications
- post-operative complications & 30-day hospital readmissions more common in malnourished patients[1]
More general terms
More specific terms
- discectomy
- exploration of spinal fusion
- intervertebral disc annuloplasty
- laminectomy
- laminotomy
- pedicle fixation
- spine fixation
- vertebral augmentation
- vertebral corpectomy
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI et al Preoperative Nutritional Status Is an Independent Predictor of 30-day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine. 2016;41(17):1400-1404 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26953667 <Internet> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/868112