Table 3 Outcomes and complications for first time spine surgery and repeat spine surgery

Good outcome

118

161

No improvement

13

11

Re-hospitalized within 1 month of surgery

4

2

Repeated procedure within 1 year of surgery

4

6

Complications

Anesthetic complication

2

0

Bleeding

1

0

Poor wound healing

3

1

Pseudarthroses

1

4

Paresthesia

7

7

Dislocation

0

0

Pulmonary complication

1

1

Infection

3

6

Worsened medical status

2

2

Other

21

25

Unknown

17

23