Economic analysis of 90-day return to the emergency room and readmission after elective lumbar spine surgery: a single-center analysis of 5444 patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors for 90-day ER visit and readmission after elective lumbar spine surgery include medical comorbidities and socioeconomic factors. Proper patient counseling, appropriate postoperative pain management, and optimization of modifiable risk factors prior to surgery are areas to focus future efforts to lower 90-day ER visits and readmissions and reduce healthcare costs.
PMID: 33007753 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - October 1, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wiley MR, Carreon LY, Djurasovic M, Glassman SD, Khalil YH, Kannapel M, Gum JL Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research