OBJECT Health care-related costs after lumbar spine surgery vary depending on procedure
type and patient characteristics. Age, body mass index (BMI), number of spinal levels, and …

BACKGROUND The costs and outcomes following degenerative spine surgery may vary
from surgeon to surgeon. Patient factors such as comorbidities may increase the health care …

BACKGROUND: Spinal surgery costs vary significantly across hospitals and regions, but
there is insufficient understanding of what drives this variation. OBJECTIVE: To examine the …

Background context Spine-related health-care expenditures accounted for $86 billion
dollars in 2005, a 65% increase from 1997. However, when adjusting for inflation, surgeons …

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a predictive model of hospitalization
costs after spine surgery. Several initiatives have been put in place to minimize healthcare …

Object Comorbidities in patients undergoing spine surgery may reasonably be factors that
increase health care costs. To verify this hypothesis, the authors conducted the following …

Abstract Background Context Understanding the scope of the volume and costs of lumbar
fusions and discectomy procedures, as well as identifying significant trends within the …

Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Objective: To determine the relative cost-
effectiveness of spinal anesthesia and general anesthesia for lumbar laminectomy and …

Complex shifts in demography combined with drastic advancements in spinal surgery have
led to a steep increase in often expensive spinal interventions in older and obese patients. A …

OBJECTIVE Spinal procedures are increasingly conducted as outpatient procedures, with a
growing proportion conducted in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). To date, studies …