Ian Chow

Preoperative predictors of increased hospital costs in elective anterior cervical fusions: a single-institution analysis of 1,082 patients

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The frequency of anterior cervical fusion (ACF) surgery and total hospital costs in spine surgery have substantially increased in the last several years. PURPOSE To determine which patient comorbidities are associated with increased total hospital costs after elective one- or two-level ACFs. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING Retrospective cohort analysis. PATIENT SAMPLE Individuals who have undergone elective one- or two-level ACFs at our single institution. The total number of patients amounted to 1,082. OUTCOME MEASURES Total hospital costs during single admission. METHODS Multivariate linear regression models were used to analyze independent effects of preoperative patient characteristics on total hospital costs. Univariate analysis was used to examine association of these characteristics on operative time, length of hospital stay (LOS), and complications. RESULTS Age, obesity, and diabetes were independently associated with increased average hospital costs of

A Predictive Risk Index for 30-day Readmissions Following Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Scoliosis.

1,404 (95% confidence interval [CI],

Predictors of 30-day readmission after mastectomy: A multi-institutional analysis of 21,271 patients

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Surgeon specialty differences in single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

1,951; p<.001),

The impact of a cervical spine diagnosis on the careers of national football league athletes

681 (95% CI,

Assessing the Impact of Blood Loss in Cranial Vault Remodeling: A Risk Assessment Model Using the 2012 to 2013 Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data Sets

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Pre-existing Lumbar Spine Diagnosis as a Predictor of Outcomes in National Football League Athletes

1,076; p=.001), and

Assessing the Rates, Predictors, and Complications of Blood Transfusion Volume in Posterior Arthrodesis for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

1,877 (95% CI,

Evaluating the Rule of 10s in Cleft Lip Repair: Do Data Support Dogma?

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The Effect of Body Mass Index on Postoperative Morbidity After Orthopaedic Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

3,072; p=.001), respectively. Age was associated with increased LOS (p<.001) and complications (p<.001) but not operative time (p=.431). Diabetes was associated with increased LOS (p<.001) and complications (p=.042) but not operative time (p=.234). Obesity was not associated with increased LOS (p=.164), complications (p=.890), or operative time (p=.067). CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the patient comorbidities associated with increased hospital costs after one- or two-level ACFs and the potential drivers of these costs.