… This investigation utilized data from the 2015 ACS-NSQIP database. The ACS-NSQIP is a
national … Among this data the ACS-NSQIP collects over 150 verified variables including patient …

… We identified patients who underwent posterior cervical spine surgery from the 2005–2012
ACS NSQIP Participant Use File using Current Procedural Terminology codes. The surgical …

… The role of resident involvement on patient safety, morbidity, and mortality in lumbar spinal
surgery has been poorly defined in the literature. The objective of this study is to investigate …

… Similar findings have been noted in the recent spine literature. Seicean et al… ACS-NSQIP
database and identified that patients undergoing elective spine surgery by orthopedic surgeons …

… In recent years, outpatient surgery for single-level ACDF has become more prevalent. Safety
of outpatient surgery has been demonstrated in spine surgery. Moreover, outpatient surgery …

… All patients over the age of 80 years who underwent spine surgery for any reason were initially
included in this study. Patients without post-operative radiographic imaging, those lacking …

… Risk Calculator is a potential risk stratification tool for complications after spine surgery. This
analysis of complication rates after ALIF cases demonstrated that the ACS NSQIP Surgical …

… To focus on the typical adult patient undergoing lumbar spine surgery, we excluded from the
analysis patients who underwent combined anterior and posterior approaches and patients …

… College of Surgeon’s NSQIP database was retrospectively analyzed for this study. NSQIP
is a … The ACS NSQIP is de-identified and was therefore deemed exempt by our institutional …

… Patient data were manually entered into the ACS NSQIP online risk calculator to compare
performance. Outcome variables were discharge disposition (home vs. rehabilitation) and LOS …