Obesity and Back Surgery

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Gerald Pugliese
This seems like a no-brainer to me, but new research shows obesity increases the risk that patients will endure complications during spinal surgery. Robert Preidt of HealthDay News reports:
Extremely overweight and obese patients were much more likely to suffer complications such as blood clots, wound infections, heart problems, and deep vein thrombosis, according to study author Dr. John Ratliff, assistant professor of neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery at Jefferson Medical College.
Dr. Ratliff thinks this study should be a message for obese individuals planning to undergo elective spinal surgery to put off surgery and lose weight first.
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