Coagulation Laboratory Testing Is Predictive of Wound Complications Following Microdiscectomy

• Published in: Global spine journal Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 138 - 142
• Main Authors: Goz, Vadim, Lakomkin, Nikita, Jalali, Ali, Brodke, Darrel S., Spiker, William R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2019; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Laboratories; Original; elective surgery; preoperative labs; complications; outcomes; microdiscectomy

Study Design: Retrospective review. Objective: To determine whether abnormal preoperative testing is associated with postoperative complications in patients undergoing a microdiscectomy. Methods: Patients undergoing a microdiscectomy between 2006 and 2013 were identified in the National Surgical Qua...