Medicaid status is associated with higher complication rates after spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 1393-1400

  Hacquebord, Jacques ^a   Cizik, Amy M ^a   Malempati, Sree Harsha ^a   Konodi, Mark A ^a   Bransford, Richard J ^b   Bellabarba, Carlo ^b   Chapman, Jens ^b   Lee, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

complication rates; Medicaid; payor status; perioperative complications; public insurance; spine surgery; underinsurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880743672     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182959b68     Document Type: Article

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