Cervical spine surgery length of stay
When patients are undergoing spine surgery, the length of stay variable is critical from the patient’s point of view and is a major factor in determining healthcare expenditure. It is estimated that each additional day in the hospital costs approximately 1000 USD 1) and inpatient hospital expenditures (excluding instrumentation and surgical procedures) strongly correlate with the length of stay 2)
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Yeom JS, Buchowski JM, Shen HX, Liu G, Bunmaprasert T, Riew KD. Effect of fibrin sealant on drain output and duration of hospitalization after multilevel anterior cervical fusion: a retrospective matched pair analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Jul 15;33(16):E543-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817c6c9b. PMID: 18628695.
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Epstein NE, Schwall G, Reillly T, Insinna T, Bahnken A, Hood DC. Surgeon choices, and the choice of surgeons, affect total hospital charges for single-level anterior cervical surgery. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 May 15;36(11):905-9. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181e6c4d8. PMID: 20890263.