Demographics and postoperative outcomes in patients on chemoprophylaxis who underwent laminectomy with fusion vs without fusion.
| Demographics and Outcomes | Fusion | ||
| No (n = 107) | Yes (n = 209) | P | |
| Patient Demographics | |||
| BMI | 29.94 ± 5.93 | 29.62 ± 7.06 | 0.669 |
| CCI | 4.79 ± 2.41 | 3.82 ± 2.28 | 0.001 |
| Age, y | 69.76 ± 13.37 | 64.74 ± 11.39 | 0.001 |
| ASA grade | 2.77 ± 0.592 | 2.46 ± 0.546 | 0.001 |
| Female gender | 28 (26.0%) | 104 (50.0%) | 0.001 |
| Race | 0.756 | ||
| White | 68 (63.6%) | 138 (66.0%) | |
| African American | 10 (9.3%) | 20 (9.6%) | |
| Asian | 9 (8.4%) | 18 (8.6%) | |
| Other | 20 (18.7%) | 33 (15.8%) | |
| Payor type (% private) | 58 (54.2%) | 139 (66.5%) | 0.036 |
| Levels fused | 0 ± 0 | 1.68 ± 0.763 | |
| MIS vs open laminectomy (% open) | 1 (0.90%) | 13 (6.20%) | 0.006 |
| EBL (mL) | 163.64 ± 196.983 | 341.84 ± 340.332 | 0.001 |
| Op time (min) | 155.78 ± 66.097 | 242.86 ± 83.573 | 0.001 |
| Postoperative Outcomes | |||
| Length of stay, d | 3.50 ± 3.01 | 4.37 ± 2.42 | 0.011 |
| Return to OR in 30 d | 5 (4.7%) | 3 (1.4%) | 0.145 |
| Return to OR in 90 d | 1 (0.9%) | 8 (3.8%) | 0.076 |
| Cardiac complications | 3 (2.8%) | 19 (9.1%) | 0.015 |
| Venous thromboembolism | 7 (6.5%) | 11 (5.3%) | 0.353 |
| All hematomas/seromas | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.9%) | 0.045 |
| Incision and drainage procedure | 2 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.158 |
| All infections | 6 (5.6%) | 3 (1.4%) | 0.082 |
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; CCI, cranial cervical instability; EBL, estimated blood loss; LOS, length of stay; MIS, minimally invasive surgery; OR, operating room; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
Note: Data presented as mean ± SD or n (%).