Bariatric surgery prior to elective posterior lumbar fusion is associated with reduced medical complications and infection

Background context: Severely obese patients with operative spinal pathology present a challenge to the spine surgeon, given the increased complication risk.Purpose: Determine the impact of bariatric surgery on perioperative complications of posterior lumbar fusion.Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.Patient Sample: Patients undergoing posterior lumbar fusion surgery in the State Inpatient Databases (SID) of New York, Florida, North Carolina, Nebraska, Utah, and California.Outcomes: Thirty-day medical complications, surgical complications (nerve injury, infection, revision), death, readmission, and hospital length of stay (LOS).

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