Objective Racial disparities are a major issue in health care but the overall extent of the
issue in spinal surgery outcomes is unclear. We conducted a systematic review/meta …

Abstract Purpose of Review Social determinants of health (SDH) are factors that affect
patient health outcomes outside the hospital. SDH are “conditions in the environments …

Study objective With increasing improvement in perioperative care, post-surgical
complication and mortality rates have continued to decline in the United States …

Background Our goal was to systematically review the literature on racial/ethnic, insurance,
and socioeconomic disparities in adult spine surgery in the United States and analyze …

OBJECTIVE In spine surgery, racial disparities have been shown to impact various aspects
of surgical care. Previous studies have associated racial disparities with inferior surgical …

Objectives The study examines whether hospital discharge practices and care-transition
preparedness mediate the association between patients' cultural factors and readmissions …

Objective Reoperation and readmission are often avoidable, costly, and difficult to predict.
We sought to identify risk factors for readmission and reoperation after spine surgery and to …

OBJECTIVE In the future, payers may not cover unplanned 90-day emergency room (ER)
visits or readmissions after elective lumbar spine surgery. Prior studies using large …

Objectives Racial disparities in spine surgery have been shown to impact surgical
management and postoperative complications. However, for adolescent patients with …

Objective Prior work reveals that Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs
decrease opioid use, improve mobilization, and shorten length of stay (LOS) among patients …