Correlation of Patient Reported Satisfaction With Adverse Events Following Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Single Institution Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing emphasis on patient satisfaction metrics, such as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, hospital reputations and reimbursements are being affected by their results. The purpose of the current study is to determine if post-operative self-reported patient satisfaction differed among patients who experienced any adverse event (AAE) following elective posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) surgery compared to those who did not.

Methods

Patients who underwent elective PLF surgery performed at a single institution between February 2013 and May 2020 and returned an HCAHPS survey following discharge were included in the retrospective cohort analysis. Demographic, comorbidity, and HCAHPS survey data were compared betwe

SUBMITTER: Mercier MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature