Study finds poorer outcomes for obese patients treated for lumbar disc herniation
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
While obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for lumbar disc herniation -- a slipped or ruptured disc -- than non-obese patients, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and length of hospital stay, according to new research. Overall, obese patients had poorer outcomes with surgical and nonsurgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation than non-obese patients.