Structural equation model analysis of the length-of-hospital stay after lumbar spine surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background context

Length-of-hospital stay (LOS) after lumbar spine surgery (LSS) can be affected by many factors. However, few studies have evaluated predictors of LOS, and all have used limited number of variables as predictors.

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to identify presurgical, surgical, and postsurgical predictors of LOS after LSS.

Study design/setting

Retrospective review of consecutive patients who had LSS at the University of Kansas Hospital from October 2008 to April, 2012.

Patient sample

Five hundred ninety-three patients underwent LSS consisting of laminotomy, laminectomy, or arthrodesis.

Outcome measures

Dependent variable

LOS. Multiple presurgical, surgical, and postsurgical variables were extracted from the patients' medic

SUBMITTER: Kanaan SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4502957 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature