Are Guidelines Important? Results of a Prospective Quality Improvement Lumbar Fusion Project.

James HarropAlexandra EmesAmeet ChitaleChengyuan WuFadi Al SaieghGeoffrey StricsekGlenn A Gonzalez Jack JalloJosh HellerKevin HinesLucas PhilippSara ThalheimerSrinivas K PrasadThiago S MontenegroUmma FatemaAshwini Sharan

Published in: Neurosurgery (2021)

This analysis provides validation of EBM guideline criteria to establish optimal patient outcomes. The EBM concordant patients had a greater than 3 times improved outcome compared to those not meeting EBM fusion criteria.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
patient safety
minimally invasive
prognostic factors
patient reported
clinical evaluation