Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and Low-Volume Surgeons Confer Increased Operative Complications in Anterior Spinal Exposures

Authors

Aisha Shaheen, MD, MHA, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Naveed A. Rahman, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Abhay Mathur, BS, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Deepika Koganti, MD, PGY-4, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Alec C. Beekley, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
John R. Eisenbrey, PhD, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAFollow
Joshua A. Marks, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Michael S. Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow
Murray J. Cohen, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PAFollow

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Background

Anterior spinal exposures performed by spine or vascular surgeons have a known complication rate of 2-11%. We present the largest single institution experience of anterior spinal exposures performed by Acute Care Surgeons.

The purpose of this study was to characterize the incidence of vascular and visceral injuries during spinal exposures and to identify risk factors contributing to operative complications during the exposure. We hypothesized that patients with a BMI >30 as well as low-volume surgeons (<20 >operations) would have an increased complication rate.

Poster presented at: American Association for Surgery of Trauma (AAST) in Hawaii

Publication Date

9-14-2016

Keywords

Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and Low-Volume Surgeons Confer Increased Operative Complications in Anterior Spinal Exposures

Disciplines

Surgery

Recommended Citation

Shaheen, MD, MHA, Aisha; Rahman, Naveed A.; Mathur, BS, Abhay; Koganti, MD, PGY-4, Deepika; Beekley, MD, FACS, Alec C.; Eisenbrey, PhD, John R.; Marks, MD, Joshua A.; Weinstein, MD, FACS, FCCM, Michael S.; and Cohen, MD, FACS, Murray J., "Higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and Low-Volume Surgeons Confer Increased Operative Complications in Anterior Spinal Exposures" (2016). Department of Surgery Posters. 5.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryposters/5