Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an independent predictor for 30-day readmissions following 1- to 2-level posterior lumbar fusions

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Past literature has demonstrated that patients with COPD are at an increased risk of post-operative complications. We assessed the impact of COPD on 30-day outcomes following a 1- to 2-le...

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Veröffentlicht in:J Spine Surg
Hauptverfasser: Malik, Azeem Tariq, Jain, Nikhil, Kim, Jeffery, Khan, Safdar N., Yu, Elizabeth
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: AME Publishing Company 2018
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261777/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30547118
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jss.2018.07.03
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