Eryck Moskven, Greg McIntosh, Andrew Nataraj, Sean D Christie, Rajesh Kumar, Philippe Phan, Zhi Wang, Bilal Tarabay, Michael H Weber, Supriya Singh, Christopher S Bailey, Neil A Manson, Edward Abraham, Jérôme Paquet, Jefferson R Wilson, Y Raja Rampersaud, Charles G Fisher, Nicolas Dea, Raphaële Charest-Morin
OBJECTIVE: Postoperative length of stay (LOS) significantly contributes to healthcare costs and resource utilization. The primary goal of this study was to identify patient, clinical, surgical, and institutional variables that influence LOS after elective surgery for degenerative conditions of the cervical spine. The secondary objectives were to examine the variability in LOS and institutional practices used to decrease LOS. METHODS: This was a multicenter observational retrospective cohort study of patients enrolled in the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN) between January 2015 and October 2020 who underwent elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) (1-3 levels) or posterior cervical fusion (PCF) (between C2 and T2) with/without decompression for degenerative conditions of the cervical spine...
April 5, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine