Impact of Unplanned Readmission on Patient-Reported Outcomes After Cervical Spine Surgery: A National Study of 13 355 Patients.

Jacquelyn S PenningsHani ChanbourAndrew J CroftWilson E VaughanInamullah KhanClaudia DavidsonMohammad BydonAnthony L AsherKristin R ArcherRaymond J GardockiRichard A BerkmanAmir M AbtahiByron F StephensHo-Joong Kim

Published in: Neurosurgery (2024)

In patients undergoing elective cervical spine surgery, 90-day unplanned surgical and pain readmissions were associated with worse 12-month PROMs compared with patients with medical readmissions and no readmissions.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
chronic pain
healthcare
surgical site infection
pain management
quality improvement
neuropathic pain
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation