Preoperative Hemoglobin Level is Associated with Increased Healthcare Utilization After Elective Spinal Fusion ( ≥3 Levels) in Elderly Male Spine Deformity Patients

This study aims to investigate the impact of preoperative hemoglobin on outcomes and LOS after spinal fusion.

Source: World Neurosurgery - January 17, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Aladine A. Elsamadicy, Owoicho Adogwa, Michael Ongele, Amanda R. Sergesketter, Aaron Tarnasky, David E.T. Lubkin, Nicolas Drysdale, Joseph Cheng, Carlos A. Bagley, Isaac O. Karikari Tags: Original article Source Type: research