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. 2012 Apr 18;21(8):1633–1639. doi: 10.1007/s00586-012-2298-8

Table 3.

List of complications of patients undergoing spinal surgery

Complications Alive (%) Died (%) P value
Cerebrovascular infarction 0.1 9.8 <0.0001
Pulmonary complication 1.2 43.7 <0.0001
Sepsis 0.3 22.1 <0.0001
Myocardial infarction 0.3 16.8 <0.0001
Cardiac complications 3.0 36.2 <0.0001
Pneumonia 1.2 20.6 <0.0001
Pulmonary embolism 0.2 8.5 <0.0001