The value of patient global assessment in lumbar spine surgery: an evaluation based on more than 90,000 patients.

Catharina ParaiO HäggB LindH Brisby

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)

The single-item outcome measure global assessment (GA) appears to be a feasible overall patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) and a useful reference for interpreting the scores of patient-reported outcome measures.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
patient reported
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
ejection fraction
pet ct
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
coronary artery bypass
atrial fibrillation