Reasons for transfer and subsequent outcomes among patients undergoing elective spine surgery at an orthopedic specialty hospital.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reasons for transfer as well as the 90-day outcomes of patients who were transferred from a high-volume orthopedic specialty hospital (OSH) following elective spine surgery.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients admitted to a single OSH for elective spine surgery from 2014 to 2021 were retrospectively identified. Ninety-day complications, readmissions, revisions, and mortality events were collected and a 3:1 propensity match was conducted.
RESULTS: Thirty-five (1.5%) of 2351 spine patients were transferred, most commonly for arrhythmia (
CONCLUSION: Overall, this study demonstrates a low transfer rate following spine surgery. Risk factors should continue to be optimized in order to decrease patient risks in the postoperative period at an OSH.
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
159
Last Page
164
ISSN
0974-8237
Published In/Presented At
Fried, T. B., Lee, Y., Heard, J. C., Siegel, N. S., Issa, T. Z., Lambrechts, M. J., Zaworski, C., Wang, J., D'Amore, T., Syal, A., Lawall, C., Mangan, J. J., Canseco, J. A., Woods, B. I., Kaye, I. D., Hilibrand, A. S., Vaccaro, A. R., Kepler, C. K., & Schroeder, G. D. (2023). Reasons for transfer and subsequent outcomes among patients undergoing elective spine surgery at an orthopedic specialty hospital. Journal of craniovertebral junction & spine, 14(2), 159–164. https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_17_23
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
37448509
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article