Development and validation of a pediatric spine surgical invasiveness index.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Surgical invasiveness indices have been used in adult spine surgery to characterize the invasiveness of complex procedures and for risk stratification. This has not been studied in the pediatric population. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a surgical invasiveness index for pediatric spinal deformity surgery.

Methods

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Pediatric database was queried between the years 2016-2022. Patients were included if they were <18 years of age, received posterior or anterior-posterior spinal fusion surgery, and had a diagnosis of spinal deformity. The study cohort was divided into a derivation cohort and a validation cohort. A multivariable linear regression analysis was performed to identify surgical comp

SUBMITTER: Chan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12401766 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature