Effect of Mental Health on Postoperative Infection Rates Following Cervical Spine Fusion Procedures

Overview

Journal J Orthop

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2017 Sep 1

PMID 28855766

Citations 3

Authors

Emin Dedeogullari

Permsak Paholpak

Kaku Barkoh

Joshua Lucas

Larry Lee

Christopher Wang

Patrick C Hsieh

Jeffrey C Wang

Zorica Buser

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether having an existing psychiatric disorder is a risk factor for developing post-operative infection following anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) and posterior cervical fusion (PCF).

Results: A total of 34,007 patients within Humana database was included in this study. Patients with mental disorders had post-operative infection rates of 3.2% and 4.4% within 1 and 3months, compared to 2.5% and 3.5% in patients without a psychiatric disorder (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: Patients with mental disorders had significantly higher rates of post-operative infection compared to patients who were never diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.

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