Thirty-day readmission rates in spine surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis - Bernatz, James T.; Anderson, Paul A. (Neurosurgical focus, 2015)
Keywords: Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae; Neurosurgical Procedures - adverse effects; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Spinal Cord Diseases - surgery; CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; HRRP = Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; SSI = surgical site infection; MeSH = Medical Subject Headings; NSQIP = National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; orthopedics; spine; neurosurgery; ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; thirty-day readmission