Reasons for transfer and subsequent outcomes among patients undergoing elective spine surgery at an orthopedic specialty hospital
oleh: Tristan Blase Fried, Yunsoo Lee, Jeremy C Heard, Nicholas S Siegel, Tariq Z Issa, Mark J Lambrechts, Caroline Zaworski, Jasmine Wang, Taylor D'Amore, Amit Syal, Charles Lawall, John J Mangan, Jose A Canseco, Barrett I Woods, Ian David Kaye, Alan S Hilibrand, Alexander R Vaccaro, Christopher K Kepler, Gregory D Schroeder
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Objective: To evaluate the reasons for transfer as well as the 90-day outcomes of patients who were transferred from a high-volume orthopedic specialty hospital (OSH) following elective spine surgery. Materials and Methods: All patients admitted to a single OSH for elective spine surgery from 2014 to 2021 were retrospectively identified. Ninety-day complications, readmissions, revisions, and mortality events were collected and a 3:1 propensity match was conducted. Results: Thirty-five (1.5%) of 2351 spine patients were transferred, most commonly for arrhythmia (n = 7; 20%). Thirty-three transferred patients were matched to 99 who were not transferred, and groups had similar rates of complications (18.2% vs. 10.1%; P = 0.228), readmissions (3.0% vs. 4.0%; P = 1.000), and mortality (6.1% vs. 0%; P = 0.061). Conclusion: Overall, this study demonstrates a low transfer rate following spine surgery. Risk factors should continue to be optimized in order to decrease patient risks in the postoperative period at an OSH.