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

摘要

BACKGROUND: Hospital readmissions have profound financial and clinical impacts. Analyses of 30-day readmissions following spine surgery have been previously reported utilizing administrative databases. However, time periods outside the initial 30 days have not been well studied. Furthermore, these databases have limitations regarding coding and institutional crossover.