scholarly journals Propensity-matched Analysis of Outcomes and Hospital Charges for Anterior Versus Posterior Cervical Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. E1262-E1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Tanenbaum ◽  
Daniel Lubelski ◽  
Benjamin P. Rosenbaum ◽  
Edward C. Benzel ◽  
Thomas E. Mroz
Neurosurgery ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Tanenbaum ◽  
Daniel Lubelski ◽  
Benjamin P. Rosenbaum ◽  
Edward C. Benzel ◽  
Thomas Mroz

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 1603-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline E. Vonck ◽  
Joseph E. Tanenbaum ◽  
Thomas T. Bomberger ◽  
Edward C. Benzel ◽  
Jason W. Savage ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline E. Vonck ◽  
Joseph E. Tanenbaum ◽  
Gabriel A. Smith ◽  
Edward C. Benzel ◽  
Thomas E. Mroz ◽  
...  

Study Design: Retrospective trends analysis. Objectives: Cervical fusion is a common adjunctive surgical modality used in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). The purpose of this study was to quantify national trends in patient demographics, hospital characteristics, and outcomes in the surgical management of CSM. Methods: This was a retrospective study that used the National Inpatient Sample. The sample included all patients over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of CSM who underwent cervical fusion from 2003 to 2013. The outcome measures were in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and hospital charges. Chi-square tests were performed to compare categorical variables. Independent t tests were performed to compare continuous variables. Results: We identified 62 970 patients with CSM who underwent cervical fusion from 2003 to 2013. The number of fusions performed per year in the treatment of CSM increased from 3879 to 8181. The average age of all fusion patients increased from 58.2 to 60.6 years ( P < .001). Length of stay did not change significantly from a mean of 3.7 days. In-hospital mortality decreased from 0.6% to 0.3% ( P < .01). Hospital charges increased from $49 445 to $92 040 ( P < .001). Conclusions: This study showed a dramatic increase in cervical fusions to treat CSM from 2003 to 2013 concomitant with increasing age of the patient population. Despite increases in average age and number of comorbidities, length of stay remained constant and a decrease in mortality was seen across the study period. However, hospital charges increased dramatically.


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Ryan K Badiee ◽  
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Vol 119 ◽  
pp. e574-e579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Ye ◽  
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2021 ◽  
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Author(s):  
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Rebecca B. Baron ◽  
Jonathan S. Gal ◽  
Sean N. Neifert ◽  
William H. Shuman ◽  
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