Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes and Perioperative Factors Associated with Posterior Cervical Fusion.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While there is anecdotal evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered perioperative decision-making in patients requiring posterior cervical fusion (PCF), a national-level analysis to examine the significance of this hypothesis has not yet been conducted. This study aimed to determine the potential differences in perioperative variables and surgical outcomes of PCF performed before vs. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Adults who underwent PCF were identified in the 2019 (prepandemic) and 2020 (intrapandemic) NSQIP datasets. Differences in 30-day readmission, reoperation, and morbidity were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression. On the other hand, differences in operative time and relative value units (RVUs) were estimate

SUBMITTER: Katz AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature