Outcomes of cervical spine surgery in teaching and non-teaching hospitals

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1089-1096

  Fineberg, Steven J ^a   Oglesby, Matthew ^a   Patel, Alpesh A ^b   Pelton, Miguel A ^c   Singh, Kern ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Cervical spine surgery; Complications; Mortality; Posterior cervical decompression; Posterior cervical fusion; Risk factors; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84879084302     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828da26d     Document Type: Article

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