BACKGROUND Healthcare readmissions are important causes of increased cost and have
profound clinical impact. Thirty-day readmissions in spine surgery have been well …

Abstract Background Context As health-care transitions to value-based models, there has
been an increased focus on patient factors that can influence peri-and postoperative …

Nutritional optimization in patients undergoing spine surgery is important as improved
surgical outcomes and decreased rates of complications have been noted in optimized …

Study Design. Retrospective database review. Objective. To quantify the medical and
surgical risks associated with elective lumbar spine fusion surgery in patients with poor …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Over the last two decades, there has been a rapid increase in
the use of cervical spine interbody fusion cages. Reoperation rate remains an important …

Study Design A retrospective study. Objectives Anterior cervical fusion surgery is widely
used procedure in cervical spondylosis. When considering the blood reinfusion strategies of …

Smoking Is an Independent Risk Factor for 90-Day Readmission... : Neurosurgery Smoking
Is an Independent Risk Factor for 90-Day Readmission and Reoperation Following …

Study Design. Retrospective database analysis. Objective. To identify preoperative risk
factors for emergency department (ED) visit and unplanned hospital readmission after …

Background Smoking status has been shown to affect postoperative outcomes after surgery.
The aim of this study was to determine whether patients' smoking status impacts 30-day …

Introduction Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a form of chronic spinal cord injury,
with a natural history of potential for progression over time. Whilst driven by mechanical …