Citation

Sherrod B, Karsy M, Guan J, Brock AA, Eli IM, Bisson EF, Dailey AT. J. Neurosurg. Spine 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

DOI

10.3171/2018.12.SPINE18964

PMID

30925480

Abstract

In this large retrospective study, the authors used data from the National Inpatient Sample to evaluate the effect of transfer of patients with vertebral fractures and/or spinal cord injury within the Utah region, an area with a known hospital and transfer network. Transferred patients showed only slightly lower mortality but had a greater likelihood of poor outcomes, longer length of stay, and higher cost compared with directly admitted patients.

Language: en

Keywords

CI = confidence interval; HR = hazard ratio; ICD-9-CM = International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification; LOS = length of stay; NHS = National Health Service; NIS; NIS = National Inpatient Sample; National Inpatient Sample; SCI; SCI = spinal cord injury; SEM = standard error of the mean; SNF = skilled nursing facility; spinal cord injury