… Length of stay (LOS) after elective posterior lumbar fusion is important to patients and …
posterior lumbar fusion. Posterior lumbar fusion is a common surgical procedure used to treat …

… At Virginia Mason, as at other institutions, lumbar fusion LOS … the spine service line, lumbar
fusion care was targeted for … and implemented a lumbar fusion clinical care pathway based …

… posterior lumbar fusion is a common surgical procedure, but reported length of hospital
stay … The effect of a limited number of factors on length of stay (LOS) has previously been …

… length of inpatient admission after posterior lumbar fusion in our study was 4.96 days (Table
4). Preoperative factors associated with a statistically significant increase in length of stay on …

… LOS after revision lumbar fusion 26 and one-level minimally invasive posterior lumbar
interbody fusion and instrumentation. These studies showed that age, number of fused levels, …

… [6,7,19] In 2011, spinal fusion was the most costly operating room procedure performed in
… costs for hospital stays.[18] Diminishing length of stay (LOS) following lumbar fusion is a …

… Lumbar interbody fusion involves fusion of two adjacent vertebrae through the disc space to
… Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using bone chips to catalyze bony fusion was first …

… In conclusion, diagnoses of opioid dependence have significantly increased among lumbar
fusion discharges in the NIS. A preoperative diagnosis of opioid dependence is associated …

… to treat degenerative lumbar conditions. For example, lumbar fusion rates have increased …
2-level, primary, elective lumbar spinal fusion surgery for degenerative pathology in an elderly …

Background Hospital leaders are seeking ways to improve resource utilization and minimize
long postoperative hospital stays. Common explanations for extended length of stay (LOS) …