Tag: Spinal Problems
Clinical Score Predicts Poor Pain Control After Spine Surgery
Prediction model based on seven variables, including younger age, preoperative daily opioid use
Recovery Protocol Cuts Opioid Use After Elective Neurosurgery
Cohort study shows reduced opioid use for patients having elective spine and peripheral nerve surgery
Incidence of Psych Morbidity Up With Spinal Cord Injury
Prevalence of all chronic diseases, chronic disease multimorbidity also up with SCI except for HIV/AIDS
Outcomes for Spinal Fusion Surgery Worse in Black Patients
Postop complications, readmission, longer stay, higher costs more likely compared with white patients
Variability in Lumbar Fusion Surgery Driven by Patient Factors
However, selecting patients more likely to have favorable outcomes would greatly cut surgery volumes
Spine Surgery Safely Performed in Some Very Elderly Patients
In a carefully defined cohort of patients 80 years and older, 20 percent had perioperative complications
Frailty May Worsen Outcomes in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Frailty may predict poor postoperative outcomes, particularly in tSCI patients younger than age 75
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk for Vertebral Fractures
Patients with both T2DM, previous vertebral fracture have twofold risk for incident nonvertebral fracture
Review: E-Stim Devices May Increase Spinal Fusion Rates
Review of preclinical and clinical literature shows increase in spinal fusion rates in animals and patients
Medicaid Pays 75 Percent of What Medicare Pays for Spine Surgeries
Study authors report differences in reimbursement for certain procedures may impact access to care
