OBJECT The rate of 30-day readmissions is rapidly gaining significance as a quality metric
and is increasingly used to evaluate performance. An analysis of the present 30-day …

Background: Spine operations may be indicated for treatment of diseases including
vertebral injuries, degenerative spinal conditions, disk disease, spinal misalignments, or …

Abstract Background Context There is a paucity of literature describing risk factors for
adverse outcomes after geriatric lumbar spinal surgery. As the geriatric population …

OBJECT Although the length of hospital stay is often used as a measure of quality of care,
data evaluating the predictors of extended hospital stay after craniotomy for tumor are …

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to use a large national registry to evaluate the 30-day
cumulative incidence and predictors of adverse events, readmissions, and reoperations after …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Blood transfusion is frequently
necessary after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. We sought to develop predictive …

BACKGROUND: Despite improved perioperative management, the rate of postoperative
morbidity and mortality after brain tumor resection remains considerably high. OBJECTIVE …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary
embolism (PE), frequently complicates the postoperative course of primary malignant brain …

Background National databases are increasingly being used for research in spine surgery;
however, one limitation of such databases that has received sparse mention is the frequency …

Background Transsphenoidal surgery is a common neurosurgical procedure for accessing
the pituitary and anterior skull base, yet few multicenter analyses have evaluated outcomes …