Rates, costs, return to work and reoperation following spinal surgery in a workers' compensation cohort in New South Wales, 2010-2018: a cohort study using administrative data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Internationally, elective spinal surgery rates in workers' compensation populations are high, as are reoperation rates, while return-to-work rates following spinal surgery are low. Little information is available from Australia. The aim of this study was to describe the rates, costs, return to work and reoperation following elective spinal surgery in the workers' compensation population in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study used administrative data from the State Insurance Regulatory Authority, the government organisation responsible for regulating and administering workers' compensation insurance in NSW. These data cover all workers' compensation-insured workers in New South Wales (over 3 million workers/year). We identified

SUBMITTER: Lewin AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436510 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature