ASA grade and Charlson Comorbidity Index of spinal surgery patients: Correlation with complications and societal costs

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-38

  Whitmore, Robert G ^a   Stephen, James H ^a   Vernick, Coleen ^b   Campbell, Peter G ^b   Yadla, Sanjay ^b   Ghobrial, George M ^b   Maltenfort, Mitchell G ^b   Ratliff, John K ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American Society of Anesthesiologists grade; Charlson Comorbidity Index; Complications; Societal costs; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST PHYSICAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM GRADE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMORBIDITY; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS GRADE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COMPLICATIONS; SOCIETAL COSTS; SPINAL SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 84890548335     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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