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Article

Publication Date

6-13-2023

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This article is the author's final published version in the Journal of Craniovertebral Junction & Spine, Volume 14, Issue 2, Apr-Jun 2023, Pg. 159 - 164.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_17_23. Copyright © 2023 Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine | Published by Wolters Kluwer ‑ Medknow

Abstract

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.

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