Soren Jonzzon, Hani Chanbour, Graham W Johnson, Jeffrey W Chen, Tyler Metcalf, Alexander T Lyons, Iyan Younus, Campbell Liles, Amir M Abtahi, Byron F Stephens, Scott L Zuckerman
Introduction: After adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, patients often require postoperative rehabilitation at an inpatient rehabilitation (IPR) center or a skilled nursing facility (SNF). However, home discharge is often preferred by patients and hsas been shown to decrease costs. In a cohort of patients undergoing ASD surgery, we sought to (1) report the incidence of discharge to home, (2) determine the factors significantly associated with discharge to home in the form of a simple scoring system, and (3) evaluate the impact of discharge disposition on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs)...
February 27, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine