90-day Readmission in Elective Primary Lumbar Spine Surgery in the Inpatient Setting: A Nationwide Readmissions Database Sample Analysis

Spine
Nicolas C RubelSamuel K Cho

Abstract

Secondary analysis of a large administrative database. The objectives of this study are to: 1) identify the incidence and cause of 90-day readmissions following primary elective lumbar spine surgery, 2) offer insight into potential risk factors that contribute to these readmissions, and 3) quantify the cost associated with these readmissions. As bundled-payment models for the reimbursement of surgical services become more popular in spine, the focus is shifting toward long-term patient outcomes in the context of 90-day episodes of care. With limited data available on national 90-day readmission statistics available, we hope to provide evidence that will aid in the development of more cost-effective perioperative care models. Using ICD-9 coding, we identified all patients 18 years of age and older in the 2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) who underwent an elective, inpatient, primary lumbar spine surgery. Using multivariate logistic regression, we identified independent predictors of 90-day readmission while controlling for a multitude of confounding variables and completed a comparative cost analysis. We identified 169,788 patients who underwent a primary lumbar spine procedure. In total 4268 (2.5%) were readmitted wit...Continue Reading

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Oct 31, 2020·Clinical Spine Surgery : a Spine Publication·Amir TareeSamuel K Cho
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