World Neurosurg
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The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.01.069. The duplicate article has therefore been withdrawn. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal.
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To investigate the continuous relationship between age and tracheostomy in patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (TCSCI). ⋯ Age and tracheostomy present a dose-response relationship in patients with TCSCI. This finding could help physicians bring assistance in the early identification of tracheostomy and rationalize the allocation of medical resources.
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Morbidly obese patients are at increased risk for intraoperative and postoperative complications following spinal fusion. Preoperative weight loss can improve clinical outcomes. The present systematic literature review is aimed to evaluate the hypothesis that bariatric surgery before spinal fusion surgery is associated with higher rates of complications and revisions. ⋯ There were no consistent differences in rates of postoperative complications, infections, hospital readmission, and mortality between obese patients with bariatric surgery prior to spinal fusion and control group patients. The present study does not support the hypothesis that bariatric surgery before spinal fusion contributes to a higher rate of postoperative complications in patients undergoing spinal fusion.
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To determine if spine surgery patients with greater improvement in patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) at early postoperative follow-up are more likely to be lost to follow-up at the 1-year and 2-year postoperative visits. ⋯ Overall patient outcomes were not found to affect loss to long-term follow-up after spine surgery. The general lack of association between postoperative follow-up status and clinical outcome may limit bias introduced in retrospective PROM studies.