Clinical and economic implications of early discharge following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical and economic impact of a novel postoperative pathway following posterior spinal fusion (PSF) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).

Methods

Patient charts were reviewed for demographic data and to determine length of surgery, implant density, use of osteotomies, estimated blood loss, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, length of hospital stay, and any subsequent complications. Hospital charges were divided by charge code to evaluate potential savings.

Results

Two hundred and seventy-nine of 365 patients (76.4 %) treated with PSF carried a diagnosis of AIS and had completed 6 months of clinical and radiologic follow-up, a period of time deemed adequate to assess early complications. There was no differe

SUBMITTER: Fletcher ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142881 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature