Comorbidities and Complications of Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis.

ABSTRACT: General pediatricians and hospitalists are increasingly summoned to optimize the comorbid conditions of children with medical complexity (CMC) undergoing major surgery. We assessed the relationship between specific chronic conditions of CMC and hospital resource use with spinal fusion for scoliosis, an operation with high cost and morbidity. Retrospective analysis of 7252 children age ≥5 years with an underlying complex chronic condition undergoing spinal fusion between January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2014 in 41 children's hospitals. Hospital length of stay (LOS), cost, and 30-day readmission rate were compared across comorbid conditions by using linear and logistic regression accounting for demographic characteristics and clustering of patients by hospital. Fifty-nine percent of chil

SUBMITTER: Berry JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5330399 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature