Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Hobbs C, Behrens S, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2016, 99: 418-423. PMID: 28003170, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanElective Surgical ProceduresEquipment FailureEthnicityFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntraoperative ComplicationsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePain, PostoperativePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSurgical Wound DehiscenceUrinary Tract InfectionsWhite PeopleConceptsComplex spinal fusionPostoperative complicationsComplication rateSpinal fusionPatient demographicsReadmission ratesSimilar postoperative complicationsSingle institutional studyUrinary tract infectionSpinal fusion outcomesBody mass indexComplex spinal surgeryMajor academic institutionHospital stayTract infectionsAdult patientsPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsOperative timeMass indexSurgical outcomesMedical recordsPatient raceSpinal surgeryPatient 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