Assessing the effectiveness of routine use of post-operative in-patient physical therapy services
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Fialkoff J, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Assessing the effectiveness of routine use of post-operative in-patient physical therapy services. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 149-154. PMID: 28744494, PMCID: PMC5506300, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.04.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital stayPhysical therapy servicesComplication ratePT cohortTherapy servicesPeri-operative complication ratesPost-operative complication rateRoutine useElective spine surgeryPost-operative ambulationPeri-operative complicationsMajor academic medical centerProlonged bed restAcademic medical centerPT servicesImproved ambulationPerioperative complicationsBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargePatient demographicsReadmission ratesBlood lossAmbulation statusOperative timeRisk stratification