A Prospective, Randomized Comparison Of Drainage Techniques After One- Or Two-Level Open Posterior Lumbar Decompression Or Decompression And Fusion

N/ARecruitingNCT06820736

Twin Cities Spine Center975 enrolled

Overview

This project is being done to understand if a drain reduces recovery problems after surgery, such as infection or the need for more surgery.

The primary objective is to prospectively evaluate drains used in lumbar spine surgery in patients undergoing one- or two-level open posterior lumbar decompression or decompression and fusion for the relative risk of return to the operating room within 90 days.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

975

Conditions

Complications, Postoperative

Interventions

DrainDEVICE

A drain is a small flexible tube that is placed next to where the spine was operated upon.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * One or two-level open spinal decompression or decompression and fusion for the treatment of lumbar stenosis and/or spondylolisthesis Exclusion Criteria: * Infection, tumor, or trauma * Prior lumbar fusion surgery * Lumbar fusion surgery at more than 2 levels * Anterior lumbar surgery * Perioperative anticoagulation treatment * Intraoperative incidental durotomy * Intraoperative or postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage * Intraoperative EBL greater than one liter

Locations (1)

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

RECRUITING