Myelopathy is associated with increased all-cause morbidity and mortality following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a study of 5256 patients in American …

AM Lukasiewicz, BA Basques, DD Bohl, ML Webb… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To evaluate whether myelopathy is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality after anterior cervical discectomy and …

Does myelopathy increase the morbidity and mortality of elective single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion? An updated propensity-matched analysis of …

S Alomari, D Lubelski, AN Sacino, DM Sciubba… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Myelopathy is thought to be associated with higher morbidity and mortality
after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF); however, the literature investigating …

Perioperative neurological complications following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: clinical impact on 317,789 patients from the national inpatient sample

A Kashkoush, A Mehta, N Agarwal, EL Nwachuku… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Perioperative neurologic complication after an anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) is uncommon but may have significant clinical consequences. Objective We …

Comparing National Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program: an independent risk factor analysis for risk stratification in anterior cervical …

S Somani, J Di Capua, JS Kim, P Kothari, NJ Lee… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To explore
interdatabase reliability between National Inpatient Sample (NIS) and National Surgical …

Factors affecting length of stay and complications after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a study of 2164 patients from the American College of …

JA Gruskay, M Fu, BA Basques, DD Bohl… - Clinical Spine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective review of the prospective American College of Surgeons
National Surgical Quality Improvement Project (ACS NSQIP) database with 30-day follow-up …

Associated risk factors for extended length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy

AA Elsamadicy, AB Koo, M Lee, WB David… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives There is a paucity of literature describing the predictors associated with extended
length of hospital stay (LOS) for patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Severity of preoperative myelopathy symptoms affects patient-reported outcomes, satisfaction, and return to work after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for …

GSH Goh, MHL Liow, ZM Ling, RCC Soh, CM Guo… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively-collected registry data. Objective. To
compare the patient-reported outcomes, satisfaction, and return to work among a large …

Risk Factors for Medical and Surgical Complications after 1–2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedures

AS Narain, FY Hijji, BE Haws, B Khechen… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Postoperative complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
(ACDF) have a significant impact on clinical outcomes and health care resource use …

Comparison of postoperative complications and reoperation rates following surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the privately insured patient …

W Nguyen, KE Chang, B Formanek… - Clinical Spine …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a large database study. Objective: The objective of this study was to
compare the incidence of complications and reoperation rates between the most common …

Predictors of inpatient morbidity and mortality after 1-and 2-level anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion based on the national inpatient sample database from 2006 …

A Rogerson, J Aidlen, A Mason, A Pierce, D Tybor… - …, 2021 - journals.healio.com
Spine procedures, including anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF), are more
commonly being performed in an outpatient setting to maximize value. Early complications …