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Demographic, preoperative risk factors, operative information, and postoperative events were extracted. Multivariate logistical regression modeling was used to investigate the association with preoperative steroid use with the outcome of interest, 30-d mortality. Other independent risk factors associated with 30-d mortality were also identified.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Five hundred fifty-two patients underwent surgical treatment of spinal metastases with disseminated cancer present at time of surgery. Independent risk factors of 30-d mortality included prolonged steroid use (odds ratio [OR] 2.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.22-5.04,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.012), dependent functional status (OR 2.91, 95% CI: 1.68-5.04,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001), history of bleeding disorder (OR 2.80, 95% CI: 1.16-6.74,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.021), history of smoking (OR 2.26, 95% CI: 1.11-4.61,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.024), preoperative transfusions (OR 2.91, 95% CI: 1.02-8.29,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.049), and preoperative infection\/sepsis (OR 2.67, 95% CI: 1.18-6.08,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.02). Our model demonstrates very strong predictive capabilities, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.7447.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Steroid use is associated with a significant increased risk of 30-d mortality in surgical metastatic spine tumor patients with disseminated disease. These findings warrant further investigation in controlled experimental environments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/neuros\/nyy353","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,14]],"date-time":"2018-07-14T07:38:52Z","timestamp":1531553932000},"page":"394-401","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Steroid Use Associated With Increased Odds of 30-Day Mortality in Surgical Patients With Metastatic Spinal Tumors in the Setting of Disseminated Disease"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"85","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9082-9896","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jonathan G","family":"Hobbs","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Akash S","family":"Patel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 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