The purpose of this update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) guidelines on
the pre-operative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac surgery is to present …

Background: The vast majority of studies emphasize the greater morbidity/mortality for
elective spine surgery in morbidly obese patients. Methods: This review focuses on the …

Study Design. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The purpose
of this study is to compare and validate several preoperative scores for predicting outcomes …

OBJECT Although the length of hospital stay is often used as a measure of quality of care,
data evaluating the predictors of extended hospital stay after craniotomy for tumor are …

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to use a large national registry to evaluate the 30-day
cumulative incidence and predictors of adverse events, readmissions, and reoperations after …

Background Enhanced recovery in spinal surgery (ERSS) has shown promising
improvements in clinical and economical outcomes. We have proposed an ERSS pathway …

Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of baseline frailty status (as
measured by modified frailty index-5 [mFI-5]) versus age on postoperative outcomes of …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Blood transfusion is frequently
necessary after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. We sought to develop predictive …

Objectives: To identify factors associated with increased postoperative length of stay (LOS)
and readmission after surgical repair of geriatric hip fractures. Methods: Patients aged 70 …

Objective. To identify factors associated with blood transfusion for primary posterior lumbar
fusion surgery, and to identify associations between blood transfusion and other …