Effect of Surgical Setting on Hospital-Reported Outcomes for Elective Lumbar Spinal Procedures: Tertiary Versus Community Hospitals.

Tristan B WeirNeil SardesaiJulio J JaureguiEhsan JaziniMichael J SokolowM Farooq UsmaniJael E CamachoKelley E BanaganEugene Y KohKhalid H KurtomRandy F DavisDaniel E GelbSteven C Ludwig

Published in: Global spine journal (2019)

We provide hospital-reported outcomes between a TH and CH. Significant differences in patient characteristics and surgical practices exist between surgical settings. Despite minimal differences in hospital-reported outcomes, the TH was significantly more expensive.

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