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2005 Postoperative Pancreatitis after Spinal Surgery and the Increased Risk of Sepsis and Wound Infection AAOS

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Description: Paper No: 268 Thursday, February 24, 2005 05:06 PM - 05:12 PM Suken A Shah, MD Wilmington DE (n) Zhaoping He, PhD Wilmington DE (n) Kirk W Dabney, MD Wilmington DE (n) Freeman Miller, MD Wilmington DE (n) Devendra I Mehta, MD Wilmington DE (n) Postoperative acute pancreatitis is strongly associated with sepsis and wound infection within a few days after spinal surgery. The purpose of the study was to determine if postoperative pancreatitis increases a patient's risk of developing an infection.
Postoperative acute pancreatitis is strongly associated with sepsis within a few days, suggesting a causal association

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