A national snapshot of the impact of clinical depression on post-surgical pain and adverse outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy: 10-year results from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Depression is associated with poorer outcomes in a wide spectrum of surgeries but the specific effects of depression in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery are unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and impact of pre-surgical clinical depression on pain and other outcomes after...

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Main Authors: Jiang Chen, Jin-Yu Li, Gui-Hua Tian, Rui-Jin Qiu, Xue-Qian Zhao, Xue-Shi Di, Qiao-Mei Yuan, Shui-Wen Long, Yu Ran, Yu-Song Jia, Hong-Cai Shang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519476/?tool=EBI