Patient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Patient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 473: 286-294. PMID: 25201091, PMCID: PMC4390920, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3911-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsLength of stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisAdverse eventsSurgical site infectionPerioperative morbiditySite infectionIdiopathic scoliosisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramExtended LOSPoor short-term outcomeSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInitial hospital stayResultsTwenty-seven patientsManagement of obesityIndividual adverse eventsShort-term outcomesTotal hospital costsMultivariate logistic regressionQuality Improvement ProgramHospital stayHospital readmissionNinety-fifth percentileOperative time