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Vasquez RA, Chotai S, Freeman TH, Kay HF, Cheng JS, McGirt MJ, Devin CJ. Impact of Discharge Disposition on 30-Day Readmissions Following Elective Spine Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2017 Nov 1;81(81). 772-778.
Abstract
Readmissions are a significant economic burden on the health care system and increasingly being utilized as a metric of quality. Patients discharged to home vs an inpatient facility have different characteristics, which might influence the readmissions following spine surgery.