1. Does multidisciplinary team approach improve patient outcomes: impact of high-risk committee inclusion on adult spinal deformity patient outcomes

High-risk committees have recently been instituted at many hospitals, in an effort to minimize operative risk and recruit a multidisciplinary discussion. Both surgical and medical risk factors can lead to the occurrence of adverse events and prolonged recovery course. Little consensus has been reached as to whether inclusion into high risk committees improve patient outcomes.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 22, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Peter Passias, Pooja Dave, Peter Tretiakov, Ankita Das, Oluwatobi Onafowokan, Nathan Lorentz, Matthew Galetta, Jordan Lebovic, Jamshaid Mir, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage Tags: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Source Type: research