Ambulatory anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is associated with a higher risk of revision surgery and perioperative complications: an analysis of a large nationwide database.

ABSTRACT:

Background context

With the changing landscape of health care, outpatient spine surgery is being more commonly performed to reduce cost and to improve efficiency. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is one of the most common spine surgeries performed and demand is expected to increase with an aging population.

Purpose

The objective of this study was to determine the nationwide trends and relative complication rates associated with outpatient ACDF.

Study design/setting

This is a large-scale retrospective case control study.

Patient sample

The patient sample included Humana-insured patients who underwent one- to two-level ACDF as either outpatients or inpatients from 2011 to 2016 OUTCOME MEASURES: The outcome measures included incidence and the adjuste

SUBMITTER: Arshi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291305 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature