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The Efficacy and Perioperative Complications Associated with Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery, Focusing on Geriatric Patients in the Republic of Korea

  • Kim, Il-Chun (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Hur, Jin-Woo (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Kwon, Ki-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Ju (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Koo (Department of Neurosurgery, Cheongju St. Mary's Hospital)
  • Received : 2013.09.24
  • Accepted : 2013.10.16
  • Published : 2013.10.28
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Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy and perioperative complications associated with lumbar spinal fusion surgery, focusing on geriatric patients in the Republic of Korea. Methods : We retrospectively investigated 485 patients with degenerative spinal diseases who had lumbar spinal fusion surgeries between March 2006 and December 2010 at our institution. Age, sex, comorbidity, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class, fusion segments, perioperative complications, and outcomes were analyzed in this study. Risk factors for complications and their association with age were analyzed. Results : In this study, 81 patients presented complications (16.7%). The rate of perioperative complications was significantly higher in patients 70 years or older than in other age groups (univariate analysis, p=0.015; multivariate analysis, p=0.024). The perioperative complications were not significantly associated with the other factors tested (sex, comorbidity, ASA class, and fusion segments). Post-operative outcomes of lumbar spinal fusion surgeries for the patients were determined on the basis of MacNab's criteria (average follow up period : 19.7 months), and 412 patients (85.0%) were classified as having "excellent" or "good" results. Conclusion : Increasing age was an important risk factor for perioperative complications in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery, whereas other factors were not significant. However, patients' satisfaction or return to daily activities when compared with younger patients did not show much difference. We recommend good clinical judgment as well as careful selection of geriatric patients for lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

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