Perioperative stroke in patients undergoing elective spinal surgery: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database
Conclusions:
Perioperative stroke occurred in 0.22 % of patients undergoing spinal surgery. Resection of a spinal cord tumor was associated with increased risk of perioperative stroke as well as advanced age, comorbidities at admission, cervical spine surgery, surgery in a teaching hospital, and length of stay.
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Junichi OhyaHirotaka ChikudaTakeshi OichiHiromasa HoriguchiKatsushi TakeshitaSakae TanakaHideo Yasunaga Source Type: research
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