Diabetes as a significant risk factor for postoperative dysphagia following cervical spine surgery.

Key Points

• This research aims to determine the impact of diabetes on the incidence of dysphagia following cervical spine surgery.
• Analyzed postoperative outcomes in patients who underwent cervical spine surgery.
• Monitored dysphagia incidence at various postoperative time points.
• Assessed diabetes as an independent predictor of dysphagia outcomes.
• Diabetes was linked to a higher incidence of dysphagia after cervical spine surgery.
• Significant association found at both 1 and 3 months post-surgery.