Neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, extended length of stay, and discharge disposition following elective lumbar spine surgery

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic status, extended length of stay, and discharge disposition following elective lumbar spine surgery

Background: In the context of increased attention afforded to hospital efficiency and improved but safe patient throughput, decreasing unnecessary hospital length of stay (LOS) is imperative. Given that lumbar spine procedures may be among a hospital's most profitable services, identifying pati...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Hagan, Rahul A. Sastry, Joshua Feler, Hael Abdulrazeq, Patricia Z. Sullivan, Jose Fernandez Abinader, Joaquin Q. Camara, Tianyi Niu, Jared S. Fridley, Adetokunbo A. Oyelese, Prakash Sampath, Albert E. Telfeian, Ziya L. Gokaslan, Steven A. Toms, Robert J. Weil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:North American Spine Society Journal
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Lumbar degenerative non-deformity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666548422000907

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