Spine
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ While post-admission outcomes and inpatient complications were similar across PNI groups, PNI on admission provides useful insight into the severity of infection and predicts the need for operative intervention in patients presenting with native spine infection.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Relative to two-level ACDF patients, two-level CDA patients were found to have significantly lower odds of 90-day readmissions and minor adverse events (dysphagia), while rates of major adverse events (pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, sepsis, etc.) were comparable between the groups. Further CDA patients had lower cost of overall care, but no difference in five-year survival to cervical spine reoperation. Thus, it may be appropriate to further consider CDA when two-level surgery is pursued.
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Retrospective cohort study. ⋯ Three-level lumbar decompression patients who underwent three-level fusion were found to be at significantly greater odds of 90-day postoperative adverse events, readmissions, and five-year reoperations relative to those undergoing one-level fusion. The current data support the concept of limiting fusion to the levels with specific indications in the setting of multi-level lumbar decompressions and not needing to match the decompression and fusion levels.
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Retrospective observational study. ⋯ 3.