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Semaglutide treatment is not associated with higher rates of short-term adverse events after cervical spine decompression and fusion in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Practitioners can consider that semaglutide treatment does not increase short-term surgical risks in this patient population.
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This study suggests that in patients with T2DM, semaglutide treatment is not associated with higher rates of short-term adverse events after CSDF.
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Based on a retrospective cohort study design with a matched analysis.
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No Difference in Short-term Surgical Outcomes From Semaglutide Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus After Cervical Decompression and Fusion
Tao Xu et al. · Spine · 2024
DOI 10.1097/brs.0000000000005099
cohort · n=596Cited 15×
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