Anterior lumbar interbody fusion: single institutional review of complications and associated variables

Who bleeds during elective anterior lumbar surgery?

“…It is common practice even amongst experienced spine surgeons to operate in tandem with a vascular access surgeon to expertly manage the major vessels [13] due to the possibility of injury to the great vessels with resultant significant BL and increased morbidity [5] . Anatomical and surgery related factors influence the risk and location of major vascular injury.…”