Open Medicine (Jan 2021)

The influence of smoking in minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery

  • Senker Wolfgang,
  • Stefanits Harald,
  • Gmeiner Matthias,
  • Trutschnig Wolfgang,
  • Radl Christian,
  • Gruber Andreas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0223
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 198 – 206

Abstract

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The impact of smoking on spinal surgery has been studied extensively, but few investigations have focused on minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of the spine and the difference between complication rates in smokers and non-smokers. We evaluated whether a history of at least one pack-year preoperatively could be used to predict adverse peri- and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing minimally invasive fusion procedures of the lumbar spine. In a prospective study, we assessed the clinical effectiveness of MIS in an unselected population of 187 patients.

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