Assessing the effectiveness of routine use of post-operative in-patient physical therapy services
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Fialkoff J, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Assessing the effectiveness of routine use of post-operative in-patient physical therapy services. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 149-154. PMID: 28744494, PMCID: PMC5506300, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.04.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital stayPhysical therapy servicesComplication ratePT cohortTherapy servicesPeri-operative complication ratesPost-operative complication rateRoutine useElective spine surgeryPost-operative ambulationPeri-operative complicationsMajor academic medical centerProlonged bed restAcademic medical centerPT servicesImproved ambulationPerioperative complicationsBaseline characteristicsHospital dischargePatient demographicsReadmission ratesBlood lossAmbulation statusOperative timeRisk stratificationEffect of employment status on length of hospital stay, 30-day readmission and patient reported outcomes after spine surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Fialkoff J, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Effect of employment status on length of hospital stay, 30-day readmission and patient reported outcomes after spine surgery. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 44-49. PMID: 28435917, PMCID: PMC5386895, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.03.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective spine surgeryHospital staySpine surgeryReadmission ratesComplication ratePatient cohortFunctional improvementPeri-operative complication ratesPost-operative complication rateEmployment statusUnplanned hospital readmissionDays of dischargeGreater functional improvementMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerCause readmissionBaseline characteristicsPatient demographicsBlood lossHospital readmissionPrimary outcomeReadmission preventionUnemployed patientsOperative timeMedical records