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Early Discharged Lumbar Spine Fusion Reduced Postoperative Readmissions: A Follow-up Study in a National Cohort

NCT04126980 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 18008

Last updated 2019-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study undertake to determine the effects of ED on readmissions and reoperations in lumbar fusion. The study enrolled patients who underwent lumbar fusion surgery at age 50-70 years from a national database, and grouped them into an ED group or a comparison group. All patients were then followed-up for 180 days after the indexed surgery of lumbar fusion.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spinal Fusion
  • Early Discharge
  • Readmission

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Rates of readmission and reoperation

All patients were then followed-up for 180 days after the indexed surgery of lumbar fusion. All-causes of re-hospitalization and re-operations for lumbar spine fusion, were analyzed at 30, 60 and 180 days for comparison between the ED group and the comparison group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital · Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-11
Primary Completion
2019-09-03
Completion
2019-09-03

Countries

  • Taiwan

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