Hypoalbuminemia and Elevated CRP are Risk Factors for Deep Infections and Urinary Tract Infections After Lumbar Spine Surgery in a Large Retrospective Patient Population.

Global Spine J · 2023 · PMC9837497 · PMID 33517797

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Conclusion Using the Humana Insurance database through PearlDiver, we demonstrated that pre-operative hypoalbuminemia is a statistically significant risk factor for deep infection, UTI, and surgery revision while CRP showed a trend but was not a statistically significant risk factor for these complications.

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