Preoperative prediction of early mortality after surgery for spinal metastases.
Hiroto KamodaToshinori TsukanishiHideyuki KinoshitaYoko HagiwaraYuji EndoHiroki TakahashiKosuke TakedaTetsuya HirashimaTakeshi IshiiTsukasa YonemotoPublished in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2024)
The study showed that four preoperative blood test abnormalities (hemoglobin, C-reactive protein white blood cell, and lactate dehydrogenase) indicated the possibility of early death within 3 months after surgery.