Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 1677-1682. PMID: 27054453, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgerySpine surgeryReadmission ratesBlack patientsUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsWhite patientsOutcome measuresMultivariate logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesCauses of readmissionDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort reviewRisk-adjusted oddsHigher readmission ratesBody mass indexPost-discharge careMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsHospital stayNonsurgical complicationsBaseline characteristics