Critical Care in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Fusion: A Population-Based Study

Conclusions:
Approximately, 10% of the patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery require CCS. Utilizing the present data, critical care physicians and administrators can identify patients at risk, educate clinical staff, identify targets for intervention, and allocate resources to meet the needs of this particular patient population.

Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - September 5, 2014 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Memtsoudis, S. G., Stundner, O., Sun, X., Chiu, Y.-L., Ma, Y., Fleischut, P., Kerr, G. E., Girardi, F. P., Walz, J. M. Tags: Review of a Large Clinical Series Source Type: research