Disparities in elective spine surgery for Medicaid beneficiaries: a systematic review
D Badin, C Ortiz-Babilonia… - Global spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Systematic review Objectives We sought to synthesize the literature
investigating the disparities that Medicaid patients sustain with regards to 2 types of elective …
investigating the disparities that Medicaid patients sustain with regards to 2 types of elective …
Rates and reasons for reoperation within 30 and 90 days following cervical spine surgery: a retrospective cohort analysis of the Michigan spine surgery improvement …
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Reoperation following cervical spinal surgery negatively impacts
patient outcomes and increases health care system burden. To date, most studies have …
patient outcomes and increases health care system burden. To date, most studies have …
[HTML][HTML] Weekend admission increases risk of readmissions following elective cervical spinal fusion
R Ren, C Dominy, B Bueno, S Pasik, J Markowitz… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The “weekend effect” occurs when patients cared for during weekends versus
weekdays experience worse outcomes. But reasons for this effect are unclear, especially …
weekdays experience worse outcomes. But reasons for this effect are unclear, especially …
Previous Emergency Department Admission Is Associated With Increased 90-Day Readmission Following Cervical Spine Surgery: Evidenced Using Propensity Score …
Study Design: This was a retrospective case-control study. Objective: The objective of this
study was to evaluate whether prior emergency department admission was associated with …
study was to evaluate whether prior emergency department admission was associated with …
Comparison of Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy to Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Radiculopathy
G Santangelo, C Wathen, D Macaluso… - International journal of …, 2023 - ijssurgery.com
Background Posterior cervical foraminotomy (PCF) and anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) are 2 commonly used surgical approaches to address cervical radiculopathy …
fusion (ACDF) are 2 commonly used surgical approaches to address cervical radiculopathy …