By Laura Dyrda
A new study published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery examines the 90-day readmission rate for patients undergoing cervical spine surgery.
There were 768 patients participating in the study who underwent surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York Langone Medical Center. The database was queried using ICD-9 codes for cervical pathology over a three-year period to determine the readmission rates and reasons for readmission.
The researchers found:
1. There were 24 patients — 3.13 percent — who were readmissions.
2. Around 2 percent of the readmissions were for planned surgeries; 1.04 percent of the readmissions were unplanned.
