Most 30-day Readmissions After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Are Not Due to Surgical Site-Related Issues
Samuel AM, Fu MC, Toy JO, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Most 30-day Readmissions After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Are Not Due to Surgical Site-Related Issues. Spine 2016, 41: 1801-1807. PMID: 27398892, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyCommon reasonElective ACDFCervical discectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseAdequate postoperative managementHemorrhage/hematomaPreoperative medical optimizationCauses of readmissionCervical spine pathologyDays of dischargeHigher American SocietyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionCareful patient selectionQuality-based reimbursementAnesthesiologists classMedical optimizationMost readmissionsNSQIP databasePostoperative daySite infectionPatient selectionPostoperative management