{"id":856,"date":"2015-09-15T22:08:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T22:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2020-04-27T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:45:50","slug":"the-impact-of-obesity-on-spinal-fusion-operative-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/the-impact-of-obesity-on-spinal-fusion-operative-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Obesity on Spinal Fusion Operative Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-857\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jacob-lab-coat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"img wp-image-857 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jacob-lab-coat-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey Jacob, M.D.\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jacob-lab-coat-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Jacob-lab-coat-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeffrey Jacob, M.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhsi.com\/doctors\/jeffrey-t-jacob-m-d\/\">Jeffery Jacob, M.D.,<\/a> along with his former Mayo Clinic colleagues in the Department of Neurosurgery and Anesthesia.\u00a0 The article was published in <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.lww.com\/neurosurgery\/Abstract\/publishahead\/Understanding_the_Impact_of_Obesity_on_Short_Term.97544.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Neurology<\/em>,<\/a> Sept. 8, 2015, which presented findings from a study on obese patients undergoing elective spinal fusion.<\/p>\n<p>The objective of the study was on the impact of obesity on resource utilization and early complications in patients undergoing surgery for degenerative spine disease.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusions drawn from this single-institution retrospective analysis is that increased BMI is associated with longer operative times, increased complication rates and increased cost independent of co-morbidities. 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