Drivers of Readmission and Reoperation After Surgery for Vertebral Column Metastases
Patel J, Pennington Z, Hersh AM, Hung B, Schilling A, Antar A, Elsamadicy AA, de la Garza Ramos R, Lubelski D, Larry Lo SF, Sciubba DM. Drivers of Readmission and Reoperation After Surgery for Vertebral Column Metastases. World Neurosurgery 2021, 154: e806-e814. PMID: 34389529, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexSpinal metastasis surgeryComprehensive cancer centerUnplanned reoperationMedical comorbiditiesMetastasis surgeryIndependent predictorsUnplanned readmissionWound infectionCancer CenterDrivers of readmissionsLonger index admissionsVertebral Column MetastasesBaseline laboratory valuesMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayPopulation of adultsOutcomes of interestWound healing factorsComorbidity indexIndex admissionVenous thromboembolismLocal recurrenceSurgical morbidityMultivariable analysis