Navigated versus conventional pediatric spinal deformity surgery: Navigation independently predicts reoperation and infectious complications

Literature on treating pediatric spinal deformity with navigation is limited, particularly using large nationally represented cohorts. Further, the comparison of single-institution data to national-level database outcomes is also lacking. (1) To compare navigated versus conventional posterior pediat...

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Published inJournal of craniovertebral junction and spine Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 165 - 174
Main Authors Katz, Austen D, Song, Junho, Hasan, Sayyida, Galina, Jesse M, Virk, Sohrab, Silber, Jeff Scott, Essig, David, Sarwahi, Vishal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2023
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
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Summary:Literature on treating pediatric spinal deformity with navigation is limited, particularly using large nationally represented cohorts. Further, the comparison of single-institution data to national-level database outcomes is also lacking. (1) To compare navigated versus conventional posterior pediatric deformity surgery based on 30-day outcomes and perioperative factors using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database and (2) to compare the outcomes of the NSQIP navigated group to those of fluoroscopy-only and navigated cases from a single-institution. Retrospective cohort study. Pediatric patients who underwent posterior deformity surgery with and without navigation were included. Primary outcomes were 30-day readmission, reoperation, morbidity, and complications. The second part of this study included AIS patients < 18 years old at a single institution between 2015 and 2019. Operative time, length of stay, transfusion rate, and complication rate were compared between single-institution and NSQIP groups. Univariate analyses with independent -test and Chi-square or Fisher's exact test was used. Multivariate analyses through the application of binary logistic regression models. Part I of the study included 16,950 patients, with navigation utilized in 356 patients (2.1%). In multivariate analysis, navigation predicted reoperation, deep wound infection, and sepsis. After controlling for operative year, navigation no longer predicted reoperation. In Part II of the study, 288 single institution AIS patients were matched to 326 navigation patients from the NSQIP database. Operative time and transfusion rate were significantly higher for the NSQIP group. On a national scale, navigation predicted increased odds of reoperation and infectious-related events and yielded greater median relative value units (RVUs) per case but had longer operating room (OR) time and fewer RVUs-per-minute. After controlling for operative year, RVUs-per-minute and reoperation rates were similar between groups. The NSQIP navigated surgery group was associated with significantly higher operative time and transfusion rates compared to the single-institution groups.
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ISSN:0974-8237
0976-9285
DOI:10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_28_23