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Trends in Inpatient versus Outpatient Lumbar Microdiscectomy in the United States of America: An Epidemiologic and Economic Analysis

Issue: 
Vol 66, Issue 3: 2017- Less Exposure Surgery (LES) Focus
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.027
Pages: 
404–8
Synopsis: 
This is a significant increase in outpatient microdiscectomy over the study period of seven years. This has been shown to be due to increase reimbursement.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
27 Jan, 2017
Accepted: 
12 May, 2017
Published: 
23 Oct, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss3-2017_404_408.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Cost reimbursement
economic analysis
epidemiology
incidence
lower back-pain
lumbar microdiscectomy
lumbar spine
national sample
Journal Authors: 
FJR Pencle
MD Brown
S Rosas
TY Law
I Onyekwelu
KR Chin
A Mesfin
e-Published: 10 Jul, 2017

Trends in Inpatient versus Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the United States of America: An Epidemiologic and Economic Analysis

Issue: 
Vol 66, Issue 3: 2017- Less Exposure Surgery (LES) Focus
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.026
Pages: 
399-403
Synopsis: 
Review of national trend in outpatient anterior cervical fusion showed an increase over four years. There was no correlation to reimbursements in database sample.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
27 Jan, 2017
Accepted: 
12 May, 2017
Published: 
23 Oct, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss3-2017_399-403.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
cervical
economic analysis
epidemiology
national sample
neck pain
Journal Authors: 
FJR Pencle
S Rosas
NT Britton
EA Hothem
KR Chin
A Simela
e-Published: 24 May, 2017
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