A Comparison of Hidden Blood Loss Between Multilevel Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients.

Hayato KinoshitaEiji AbeTakashi KobayashiMichio HongoYuji KasukawaKazuma KikuchiDaisuke KudoRyota KimuraNaohisa Miyakoshi

Published in: Global spine journal (2023)

Although intraoperative blood loss was less with LLIF than PLIF, HBL was similar between the approaches. Patients undergoing LLIF should be followed closely for postoperative anemia even if intraoperative blood loss is low.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
spinal cord
minimally invasive
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
iron deficiency