Readmission rates, reasons, and risk factors following anterior cervical fusion for cervical spondylosis in patients above 65 years of age

V Puvanesarajah, H Hassanzadeh, AL Shimer… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective database review. Objective. The aim of this study was to
determine readmission reasons and rates following primary, elective anterior cervical spinal …

Complications and mortality following one to two-level anterior cervical fusion for cervical spondylosis in patients above 80 years of age

V Puvanesarajah, A Jain, AL Shimer, A Singla, F Shen… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective database review. Objective. The aim of this study was to
determine the complication and mortality rates in patients 80 years of age and older who …

Rates and risk factors associated with 90-day readmission following cervical spine fusion surgery: analysis of the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative …

E Schafer, M Bazydlo, L Schultz, P Park, V Chang… - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Hospital readmission rates are an increasingly important focus.
Identifying patients at risk for readmission can help decrease those rates and thus decrease …

Short-term outcomes following posterior cervical fusion among octogenarians with cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a NSQIP database analysis

CE Vonck, JE Tanenbaum, TT Bomberger, EC Benzel… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Degenerative changes in the cervical spine occur in an age-
dependent manner. As the US population continues to age, the incidence of age-dependent …

30-and 90-day unplanned readmission rates, causes, and risk factors after cervical fusion: a single-institution analysis

O Zaki, N Jain, MY Elizabeth, SN Khan - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study Objective. To study 30-and 90-day readmission
rates, causes, and risk factors after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and …

Patient factors contributing to prolonged postoperative length of stay and increased rate of readmission after elective posterior cervical fusion

JI Shin, JS Kim, J Steinberger, J DiCapua… - Clinical Spine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This is retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective: To
identify patient factors that are independently associated with prolonged length of stay (LOS) …

Cost variation of anterior cervical fusions in elderly Medicare beneficiaries

V Puvanesarajah, DJ Kirby, A Jain, BC Werner… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective database review. Objective. To determine how demographics
and comorbid diagnoses influence hospital costs during admission for anterior cervical …

Predictors of thirty-day readmission after anterior cervical fusion

F Lovecchio, WK Hsu, TR Smith, G Cybulski, B Kim… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To determine the incidence of and
factors predicting 30-day readmission after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) …

Predictors of 30-day hospital readmission after posterior cervical fusion in 3401 patients

W Choy, SK Lam, ZA Smith, NS Dahdaleh - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of the study was to determine
readmission rates and predictors of readmission after posterior cervical fusion (PCF) …

Patient-reported outcomes and costs associated with revision surgery for degenerative cervical spine diseases

EJ Kim, S Chotai, JB Wick, DP Stonko, A Sivaganesan… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective review of a prospective database. Objective. The aim of this
study was to determine cost and outcomes of revision cervical spine surgery. Summary of …