Weekend Admission Increases Risk of Readmissions Following Elective Thoracolumbar Spinal Fusion.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Retrospective database study.

Objectives

The goal of this study was to assess the influence of weekend admission on patients undergoing elective thoracolumbar spinal fusion by investigating hospital readmission outcomes and analyzing differences in demographics, comorbidities, and postoperative factors.

Methods

The 2016-2018 Nationwide Readmission Database was used to identify adult patients who underwent elective thoracolumbar spinal fusion. The sample was divided into weekday and weekend admission patients. Demographics, comorbidities, complications, and discharge status data were compiled. The primary outcomes were 30-day and 90-day readmission. Univariate logistic regression analyzed the relationship between weekday or weekend admission and 30- or 90-

SUBMITTER: Rosenberg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10802542 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature