Patient Body Mass Index is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Patient Body Mass Index is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 148-151. PMID: 27593714, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityPatient ReadmissionPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsRadiculopathyRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisSpondylolisthesisSurgical Wound InfectionUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsElective spine surgeryBody mass indexPreoperative body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisDays of dischargeIndependent risk factorHospital readmissionSpine surgeryLogistic regression analysisPreoperative obesityReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsMass indexRisk factorsEarly unplanned hospital readmissionPatient body mass indexUnplanned hospital readmissionPostoperative complication rateAppropriate risk stratificationPrevalence of obesityMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerRegression analysisHealth care climateIndex surgery