Pre-operative anemia was associated with all-cause mortality in patients with vertebral fracture who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty

Autor: Yun-Che Wu, Yu-Hsien Lin, Yu-Tsung Lin, Wen-Chien Wang, Kun-Hui Chen, Chien-Chou Pan, Jun-Sing Wang, Cheng-Hung Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1058636
Popis: PurposeWe investigated the association between pre-operative anemia and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with vertebral fracture who underwent a vertebroplasty.Materials and methodsWe retrospectively selected patients who were admitted for vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fracture between 2013 and 2020. Patients who had pathologic fractures or had no assessment of bone mineral density were excluded. Relevant information was collected from electronic medical records. Patients’ survival status was confirmed at the end of March 2021. Cox-proportional hazard models were conducted to examine the effects of anemia (
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