Is there a weekend effect in spine surgery?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of postoperative outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The concept of a weekend effect is that patients admitted to hospitals on the weekend tend to have poorer outcomes compared to those admitted on a weekday. Whether there is a weekend effect among patients receiving spine surgery is not well described in the literature. We sought to perform a systematic review with meta-analysis to explore whether a weekend effect exists among patients experiencing spinal surgery.

Methods

The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE electronic databases were searched for relevant articles. Meta-analyses were performed using functions available in the metafor package within the R software. We obtained adjusted odds ratios (OR) from included studies and pooled OR through an inverse variance method. A random-effects model was app

SUBMITTER: Chang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589587 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature