An economic evaluation of perioperative adverse events associated with spinal surgery

Spine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-53

  Hellsten, Erik K ^a,b   Hanbidge, Michelle A ^c   Manos, Aspasia N ^a   Lewis, Stephen J ^d,e   Massicotte, Eric M ^e   Fehlings, Michael G ^e   Coyte, Peter C ^a   Rampersaud, Y Raja ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Health Quality Ontario   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Health Economic evaluation; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER TEAR; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84873346977     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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