Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidity Burden Influence on Mortality Index in Spinal Neurological Surgery Operations

Presenter Information

Carey Preston, BS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Pious Patel, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

Description

Background

• Pre-existing comorbidities are generally thought to increase risk of undergoing surgical procedures
• Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been correlated with increased comorbidity burden previously
• Patients with low SES undergoing spinal neurological surgery operations may have existing comorbidities that impact expected surgical outcomes
• Vizient Inpatient Mortality uses pre-existing comorbidities during an inpatient stay to estimate post-operative expected mortality
• With increased comorbidity burden, expected mortality in low SES patients may not be accurately represented by

Keywords

comorbidity burden, expected mortality, socioeconomic status

Comments

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.