Frailty is not an independent risk factor for worse clinical outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery: a prospective cohort study.

Hong Kyung ShinJi Yeon BaekJeoung Hee KimDanbi ParkSang Ryong JeonSung Woo RohIl-Young JangJin Hoon Park

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)

Frailty persistently affects the clinical outcome negatively before and after surgery in lumbar spinal surgery. However, as the change of the clinical outcome is not different between the frail group and the non-frail group, it is difficult to interpret whether the frail patients are vulnerable to the surgery. In conclusion, frailty is not an independent risk factor for worse clinical outcome in lumbar spinal surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
community dwelling
surgical site infection
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
percutaneous coronary intervention
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
patient reported