PMID- 38329602 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240503 LR - 20240520 IS - 2212-1358 (Electronic) IS - 2212-134X (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 3 DP - 2024 May TI - Influence of smoking on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity: a propensity score-matched analysis. PG - 819-827 LID - 10.1007/s43390-024-00821-2 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the isolated influence of smoking in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery excluding known tobacco-related complications. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a prospective multicenter ASD database. Patients operated on ASD with 2 year post-operative follow-up were included. Former smokers (non-active smokers) and patients developing mechanical or infectious complications were excluded. Changes of PROMs over time were analyzed using mixed models for repeated measures (MMRM). Propensity score matching (PSM) (1:1 ratio, caliper 0.10) was performed without replacement using optimum algorithm, tolerance