Jeremy D. Shaw

Postoperative inflammatory markers and surgical wound infection after elective short-segment lumbar fusion: the importance of surgical context

Abstract. Introduction: Postoperative white blood cell (WBC) count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are routinely available after lumbar fusion, but early elevations may reflect surgical stress. We evaluated associations of postoperative day (POD) 1 and POD3 WBC/NLR with...