{"id":12635,"date":"2026-05-04T14:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/asthma-inhalers-may-raise-risk-of-repeat-spine-surgery-says-study-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:41:38","slug":"asthma-inhalers-may-raise-risk-of-repeat-spine-surgery-says-study-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/asthma-inhalers-may-raise-risk-of-repeat-spine-surgery-says-study-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Asthma inhalers may raise risk of repeat spine surgery, says study | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-47529300,imgsize-110164,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/47529300.jpg\" alt=\"Asthma inhalers may raise risk of repeat spine surgery, says study\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">New Delhi:<\/span> Asthma patients on long-term inhalers who undergo spine surgery may face a higher risk of repeat operations, a new international study has found.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The study, led by researchers at <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/johns-hopkins-university\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Johns Hopkins University<\/a> with collaborators including AIIMS Delhi, has found that patients on regular inhaled steroids were over three times more likely to require another surgery after spinal fusion compared to those not using them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Researchers said the asthma itself did not increase the risk. Instead, long-term use of steroid-based inhalers appeared to be the key factor affecting outcomes after surgery. Patients not on these medicines had results similar to those without asthma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>While the impact of long-term oral steroids on bone healing is well known, researchers said the effects of inhaled steroids on spine surgery outcomes have been less clear so far.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Doctors explained that spinal fusion surgery depends on proper bone healing, and long-term steroid use can weaken bones and slow healing, and increase the chances of complications or repeat procedures.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>One of the researchers, professor Bhavuk Garg of AIIMS, said that even inhaled steroids, long considered safe, may subtly compromise bone health and spinal fusion outcomes. \u201cIn a country like India, where both asthma and osteoporosis are under-recognised, this calls for careful pre-operative evaluation and optimisation. This is not about stopping asthma treatment, but about smarter spine care \u2014identifying at-risk patients early and optimising bone health before surgery to improve outcomes,\u201d he said, adding that the findings are particularly relevant given rising air pollution and a growing elderly population.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The study also found higher rates of problems such as poor bone fusion and implant-related issues among patients using inhalers, pointing to possible underlying bone weakness. <!-- -->However, researchers stressed that the findings show a link, not a direct cause.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Experts said the findings are important for patients planning spine surgery, suggesting the need to assess bone health and carefully manage treatment in those on long-term inhalers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Inhaled steroids remain essential for asthma control, but doctors say patients should continue them under medical guidance, especially if surgery is planned.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/asthma-inhalers-may-raise-risk-of-repeat-spine-surgery-says-study\/articleshow\/130738391.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Asthma patients on long-term inhalers who undergo spine surgery may face a higher risk of repeat operations, a new international study has found.The study, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University with collaborators including AIIMS Delhi, has found that patients on regular inhaled steroids were over three times more likely to require another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-delhi"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}