Factors associated with increased length of stay in degenerative cervical spine surgery: a cohort analysis from the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network

CONCLUSIONS: Patient and clinical factors predictive of prolonged LOS after ACDF and PCF are highly variable, warranting individual consideration for possible mitigation. Perioperative AEs remained a consistent independent predictor of prolonged LOS in both cohorts, highlighting the importance of preventing intra- and postoperative complications.PMID:38579341 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.SPINE231211

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Eryck Moskven Greg McIntosh Andrew Nataraj Sean D Christie Rajesh Kumar Philippe Phan Zhi Wang Bilal Tarabay Michael H Weber Supriya Singh Christopher S Bailey Neil A Manson Edward Abraham J érôme Paquet Jefferson R Wilson Y Raja Rampersaud Charles G Fi Source Type: research