Dialysis status and its association with complications, discharge outcomes, and costs after multilevel lumbar fusion: a national analysis

Eur Spine J. 2026 Apr 25. doi: 10.1007/s00586-026-09963-5. Online ahead of print.

¹ Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA. mitchng77@gmail.com.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA. pmastrokostas06@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA. pmastrokostas06@gmail.com.
⁶ Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
⁷ Department of Neurological Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA.
⁸ Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Advent Health, Orlando, USA.

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Keywords: Dialysis; Healthcare costs; Length of stay; Lumbar fusion; Multilevel fusion; Perioperative complications.