Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation
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Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil · Jan 2020
Postoperative Anemia Predicts Length of Stay for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery.
We hypothesize that postoperative anemia will predict length of stay (LOS) for geriatric patients undergoing minimally invasive (MIS) lumbar spine fusions. ⋯ Postoperative anemia, perioperative decrement in Hgb, older age, greater number of levels fused, and greater total IVFs administered predict longer LOS. Understanding the impact of these factors on LOS is critical as these procedures increasingly move to the outpatient setting.