Comparison of Surgical Encounter Direct Costs for Three Methods of Cubital Tunnel Decompression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In situ decompression, subcutaneous transposition, and submuscular transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome have historically yielded similar outcomes. The authors' null hypothesis is that no differences exist in surgical encounter total direct costs for in situ decompression, subcutaneous transposition, and submuscular transposition.

Methods

Adult patients treated surgically for cubital tunnel syndrome by four fellowship-trained hand surgeons between August of 2011 and December of 2016 were identified by CPT code (64718) at their tertiary academic institution. Patients with prior elbow surgery or fracture/dislocation and those undergoing revision or additional simultaneous procedures were excluded. Using their institution's information technology value tools, th

SUBMITTER: Kazmers NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature