Identification of an Operative Time Threshold for Substantially Increased Postoperative Complications Among Elderly Spine Surgery Patients.
Matthew C FindlayRobert B KimWesley S WarnerBrandon A SherrodSeojin ParkMarcus D MazurMark A MahanPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
Increased operative duration was strongly associated with 30 day complication rates, particularly beyond a threshold of 5 hours. Furthermore, operative duration had a notably larger effect on overall complication rates than age.