Factors associated with length of stay after single-level posterior thoracolumbar instrumented fusion primarily for degenerative spondylolisthesis

CONCLUSION: In our patient sample, duration, repeat surgery, and in-hospital PT/OT increased the LOS following primarily TLIF for DS. The increased LOS in these cases is likely due to higher overall disease burden and case complexity. In addition, those patients with a greater likelihood of extended recovery and ongoing neurologic deficits are more likely to have PT/OT evaluations. Notably, LOS was not significantly impacted by the day of surgery at our institution.PMID:33654551 | PMC:PMC7911038 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_954_2020

Source: Surgical Neurology International - March 3, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Katriel E Lee Tamriage A Martin Keyan A Peterson Carol Kittel Aqib H Zehri Jonathan L Wilson Source Type: research