Hypothyroidism as a risk factor for perioperative complications in lumbar spine surgery: a national database study.

Among patients undergoing lumbar decompression alone, hypothyroidism was associated with significantly increased risks for the majority of complications ( P < 0.05), with the exception of wound dehiscence (unadjusted P = 0.137; adjusted P = 0.137) and wound infection (unadjusted P = 0.170; adjusted P = 0.170), which did not reach statistical significance (Figs. 3 and 4 ).

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