Table 5.
Published studies of complications following spinal surgery in patients with diabetes
| Study | Patients with diabetes | Controls | Infection rate for diabetics | Infection rate for controls | Overall complication rate for diabetics | Overall complication rate for controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pull ter Gunne 3 | 290 | 2,884 | 7.6% | 3.8% | Not given | Not given |
| Glassman 4 | 94 | 43 | 10.6% | 4.7% | 54.2% | 20.9% |
| Browne 5 | 11,135 | 186,326 | 0.7% | 0.3% | 19.0% | 13.4% |
| Cook 6 | 3,432 | 34,300 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10.0% | 15.2% |
| Chen 8 | 30 | 165 | 30.0% | 11.0% | Not given | Not given |
| Freedman 10 | 199 | 2,207 | 10.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 6.0% |
| Simpson 14 | 62 | 62 | 34.0% | 0.0% | Not given | Not given |
| Kawaguchi 15 | 18 | 34 | 16.7% | 0.0% | Not given | Not given |
| Bendo 16 | 32 | 0 | 6.3% | – | 31.0% | – |