Researchers conducted a retrospective study of 953 patients, including matched controls. Results showed 99 total major complications from the patient cohort, with an average 1.4 complication per patient. A break-out analysis showed 11 patients experienced excessive blood loss, 11 patients returned to the OR for deep-wound infections and 10 patients experienced pulmonary embolism. According to researchers, the main risk factor that is under the surgeons’ control is the number of surgery stages and the surgical approach.
Read the news report about complications from adult spinal surgery.
Read other coverage about OR efficiency:
– ACCA Makes Case for Hybrid ORs Despite High Upfront Costs
– Radiation at Time of Lumpectomy Provides Faster, More Precise Treatment of Breast Cancer
– Event-Based Knowledge Can Aid OR Management Decision-Making
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