Psoas Muscle Index as a Predictor of Perioperative Outcomes in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.

Mark N Pernik William H Hicks Omar S AkbikMadelina L NguyenIvan LuuJeffrey I TraylorPalvasha R DemeLuke J DosselmanKristen HallSarah A WingfieldSalah G AounCarlos A Bagley

Published in: Global spine journal (2022)

Preoperative TPA in geriatric patients undergoing elective spine surgery is associated with increased need for intensive care and postoperative blood transfusion. Preoperative normalized TPA is a convenient measurement and could be included in geriatric preoperative risk assessment algorithms.

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