Wang et al.77 Wang MC, Shivakoti M, Sparapani RA, Guo C, Laud PW, Nattinger AB. Thirty-day readmissions after elective spine surgery for degenerative conditions among US Medicare beneficiaries. Spine J. 2012;12(10):902-11. |
343,068 |
2003-2007 |
Institutional review board |
7.9 |
Lovecchio et al.88 Lovecchio F, Hsu WK, Smith TR, Cybulski G, Kim B, Kim JY. Predictors of thirty-day readmission after anterior cervical fusion. Spine. 2014;39(2):127-33. |
2,320 |
January to December 2011 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
2.5 |
Joseph et al.99 Joseph JR, Smith BW, Mummaneni PV, La Marca F, Park P. Postoperative dysphagia correlates with increased morbidity, mortality, and costs in anterior cervical fusion. J Clin Neurosci. 2016;31:172-5. |
49,300 |
2013-2015 |
University Health System Consortium |
6.4 |
Samuel et al.1010 Samuel AM, Fu MC, Toy JO, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, et al. Most 30-day re-admissions after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion are not due to surgical site-related issues: an analysis of 17,088 patients. Spine. 2016;41(23):1801-7. |
17,088 |
2012-2014 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
3.2 |
Bhashyam et al.1111 Bhashyam N, De la Garza Ramos R, Nakhla J, Nasser R, Jada A, Purvis TE, et al. Thirty-day readmission and reoperation rates after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus those after cervical disc replacement. Neurosurg Focus. 2017;42(2):E6. |
6,077 |
2013-2014 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
2.6 |
Derman et al.1212 Derman PB, Lampe LP, Pan TJ, Salzmann SN, Kueper J, Girardi FP, et al. Postoperative emergency department utilization and hospital readmission after cervical spine arthrodesis: rates, trends, causes, and risk factors. Spine. 2018;43(15):1031-7. |
87,045 |
1997-2012 |
The New York State All-Payer Health-Care Database |
4.2 |
Rumalla et al.1313 Rumalla K, Smith KA, Arnold PM. National rates, causes, risk factors, and outcomes associated with 30-day and 90-day readmissions following degenerative posterior cervical spine surgery utilizing the nationwide readmissions database. Neurosurgery. 2017;81(5):740-51. |
29,990 |
January to September 2013 |
Multicenter Database |
5.4 |
Rumalla et al.1414 Rumalla K, Smith KA, Arnold PM. Cervical total disc replacement and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: reoperation rates, complications, and hospital resource utilization in 72 688 patients in the United States. Neurosurgery. 2018;82(4):441-53. |
72,688 |
January to September 2013 |
Multicenter Database |
6.0 |
Choy et al.1515 Choy W, Lam SK, Smith ZA, Dahdaleh NS. Predictors of 30-day hospital readmission after posterior cervical fusion in 3401 patients. Spine. 2018;43(5):356-63. |
3,401 |
2006-2013 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
6.0 |
Zaki et al.1616 Zaki O, Jain N, Elizabeth MY, Khan SN. 30-and 90-day unplanned readmission rates, causes, and risk factors after cervical fusion: a single-institution analysis. Spine. 2019;44(11):762-9. |
549 |
2013-2014 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
5.1 |
Shin et al.1717 Shin JI, Kim JS, Steinberger J, DiCapua J, Cho SK. Patient factors contributing to prolonged postoperative length of stay and increased rate of readmission after elective posterior cervical fusion. Clin Spine Surg. 2018;31(1):E55-61. |
2,667 |
2011-2014 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
3.9 |
Ansari et al.1818 Ansari D, Chiu RG, Kumar M, Patel S, Almadidy Z, Chaudhry NS, et al. Assessing the Clinical Safety Profile of Computer-Assisted Navigation for Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 30-Day Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2021;150:e530-8. |
12,578 |
2011-2018 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
5.1 |
Malik et al.1919 Malik AT, Khan SN, Kim J, Yu E. 30-Day postoperative morbidity and readmission following revision anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Clin Spine Surg. 2019;32(10):435-8. |
1,140 |
2012-2016 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
3.5 |
Sheha et al.33 Sheha ED, Salzmann SN, Khormaee S, Yang J, Girardi FP, Cammisa FP, et al. Patient factors affecting emergency department utilization and hospital readmission rates after primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a review of 41,813 cases. Spine. 2019;44(15):1078-86. |
2,019 |
2005-2012 |
Statewide planning and research cooperative system database |
6.0 |
Sing et al.2020 Sing DC, Vora M, Yue JK, Silveira L, Tannoury C. Half of Unplanned Readmissions Following One or Two-Level Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Are Unrelated to Surgical Site. Spine. 2020;45(9):573-9. |
18,883 |
2012-2016 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
4.4 |
Elsamadicy et al.55 Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, Freedman IG, David WB, Kundishora AJ, et al. Patient Risk Factors Associated With 30-and 90-Day Readmission After Cervical Discectomy: A Nationwide Readmission Database Study. Clin Spine Surg. 2020;33(9):E434-41. |
13,093 |
2013-2015 |
National surgical quality improvement program |
4.0 |
Lee et al.2121 Lee NJ, Kim JS, Park P, Riew KD. A comparison of various surgical treatments for degenerative cervical myelopathy: A propensity score matched analysis. Glob Spine J. 2022;12(6):1109-18. |
546 |
2016-2017 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
3.0 |
Mesfin et al.66 Mesfin FB, Hoang S, Torres MO, Massa’a RN, Castillo R. Retrospective data analysis and literature review for a development of enhanced recovery after surgery pathway for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Cureus. 2020;12(2):e6930. |
210 |
2014-2017 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
6.3 |
Schafer et al.2222 Schafer E, Bazydlo M, Schultz L, Park P, Chang V, Easton RW, et al. Rates and risk factors associated with 90-day readmission following cervical spine fusion surgery: analysis of the Michigan spine surgery improvement collaborative (MSSIC) registry. Spine J. 2020;20(5):708-16. |
3,762 |
2014-2018 |
Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative |
5.4 |
Villavicencio et al.2323 Villavicencio A, Rajpal S, Nelson EL, Avoian S, Burneikiene S. Unplanned 30-Day readmission rates after spine surgery in a community-based Hospital setting. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020;191:105686. |
1,077 |
2013-2017 |
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement |
7.3 |
Taylor et al.2424 Taylor BE, Hilden P, Hansen RTB, Nanda A, Gillick JL. National Rates, Reasons, and Risk Factors for 30-and 90-Day Readmission and Reoperation Among Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: An Analysis Using the Nationwide Readmissions Database. Spine. 2021;46(19):1302-14. |
50,126 |
January to September 2014 |
National surgical quality improvement program |
4.8 |
Mauler et al.2525 Mauler DJ, Mooney MA, Sheehy JP, Kakarla UK, Bohl MA. Hospital use following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. J Clin Neurosci. 2021;89:128-32. |
1,273 |
2013-2016 |
The St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Institutional Review Board for Human Research |
7.6 |
Tsai et al.2626 Tsai SHL, Alvi MA, Tazyeen S, Yolcu Y, Javeed S, Sebastian A, et al. Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion and Revision Cervical Arthroplasty Are Associated with Similar Outcomes: Real-World Analysis from a National Quality Registry. Turk Neurosurg. 2021;31(6):952-61. |
3,957 |
2005-2018 |
National surgical quality improvement program |
4.6 |
Zeidan et al.2727 Zeidan M, Goz V, Lakomkin N, Spina N, Brodke DS, Spiker WR. Predictors of Readmission and Prolonged Length of Stay After Cervical Disc Arthroplasty. Spine. 2021;46(8):487-91. |
3,221 |
2012-2017 |
National surgical quality improvement program |
1.1 |