Epidemiology and socioeconomic trends in adult spinal deformity care

MM Safaee, CP Ames, JS Smith - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) has gained significant attention over the past decade with
improvements in diagnostic tools, classification schemes, and surgical technique. The …

Methodology of economic evaluations in spine surgery: a systematic review and qualitative assessment

R Droeghaag, VNE Schuermans, SMM Hermans… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The present study is a systematic review conducted as part of a methodological
approach to develop evidence-based recommendations for economic evaluations in spine …

Utilization of predictive modeling to determine episode of care costs and to accurately identify catastrophic cost nonwarranty outlier patients in adult spinal deformity …

CP Ames, JS Smith, JL Gum, M Kelly… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively-collected, multicenter adult spinal
deformity (ASD) database. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of …

Predictive models for length of stay and discharge disposition in elective spine surgery: development, validation, and comparison to the ACS NSQIP risk calculator

A Arora, D Lituiev, D Jain, D Hadley, AJ Butte, S Berven… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study at a single academic institution. Objective. The purpose
of this study is to utilize machine learning to predict hospital length of stay (LOS) and …

Bundled payment models in spine surgery

K Hines, N Mouchtouris, C Getz… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: The following is a narrative discussion of bundled payments in spine surgery.
Objective: The cost of healthcare in the United States has continued to increase. To lower …

Frailty measured by risk analysis index and adverse discharge outcomes after adult spine deformity surgery: analysis of 3104 patients from a prospective surgical …

MM Covell, K Rumalla, AJ Kassicieh, AC Segura… - The Spine Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Measurement of frailty with the Risk Analysis Index (RAI) has
demonstrated improved outcome prediction compared to other frailty indices across the …

Cost-effectiveness of adult spinal deformity surgery

AM Alvarado, BA Schatmeyer… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Review article. Objective: A review of the literature evaluating the cost-
effectiveness of undergoing adult spinal deformity surgery and potential avenues for …

Factors associated with short length of stay after long fusions for adult spinal deformity: initial steps toward developing an enhanced recovery pathway

F Lovecchio, M Steinhaus, JC Elysee… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The identification of case types and
institutional factors associated with reduced length of stay (LOS) is a key initial step to inform …

Enhanced recovery pathway in adult patients undergoing thoracolumbar deformity surgery

HJ Kim, M Steinhaus, A Punyala, S Shah, JC Elysee… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract BACKGROUND CONTEXT Enhanced recovery (ERAS) pathways can help
hospitals maximize the incentives of bundled payment models while maintaining high …

COVID-19 significantly impacted hospital length of stay and discharge patterns for adult spinal deformity patients

KY Wang, EL McNeely, SA Dhanjani, M Raad… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. The primary aim was to compare length of
stay (LOS) and discharge disposition of adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients undergoing …