Utility of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score for Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Degenerative Spine Surgery Cohorts.

Theodore C HannahSean N NeifertJohn M CaridiMichael L MartiniColin LambRobert J RothrockFrank J YukJeffrey GilliganLisa GenadryJonathan S Gal

Published in: Neurosurgery (2022)

HFRS is a better predictor of length of stay (LOS), ICU stays, and nonhome discharges than readmission and may improve on modified frailty index in predicting LOS. Since ICU stays and nonhome discharges are the main drivers of cost variability in spine surgery, HFRS may be a valuable tool for cost prediction in this specialty.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
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