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The Phenotypes of Anxiety and Depression: Analysis of Combined Comorbidity and Treatment in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion.
Neurosurgery - 1 Jul 2022
Jain Nikhil, Sharma Mayur, Wang Dengzhi, Ugiliweneza Beatrice, Drazin Doniel, Boakye Maxwell
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BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression are associated with suboptimal outcomes, higher complications, and cost of care after elective spine surgery. The effect of combined anxiety-depression and preoperative antidepressant treatment in spinal fusion patients is not known. OBJECTIVE: To study the burden of combined anxiety-depression and its impact on healthcare utilization and costs in patients undergoing spinal...
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