Tridu R Huynh1, Carlito Lagman1, Fadi Sweiss2, Faris Shweikeh3, Miriam Nuño1, Doniel Drazin4. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. 3. Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA. 4. Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center, 550 17th Avenue, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98122, USA. ddrazin@gmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to describe national trends in spinal decompression without fusion and discectomy procedures in the US pediatric inpatient population. METHODS: The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) was queried for pediatric patients with primary diagnoses of spinal spondylolysis/stenosis or disc herniation and having undergone spinal decompression without fusion or discectomy over more than a decade (2000 to 2012). The primary (indirect) outcomes of interest were in-hospital complication rates, length of stay (LOS), total costs, and discharge dispositions. RESULTS: A total of 7315 patients, comprised of pediatric spinal spondylolysis/stenosis (n = 287, 3.92%) and pediatric disc herniation (n = 7028, 96.1%) patients, were included in the study. During the years 2000 to 2012, diagnoses of pediatric spondylolysis/spinal stenosis increased from 61 to 90 diagnoses per 3-year period, while diagnoses of pediatric disc herniation decreased from 2133 to 1335 diagnoses per 3-year period. Spinal decompression was associated with higher in-hospital complication rates (18.1 vs 5.3%, p < 0.0001), longer hospital stays (5 vs 1.69 days, p < 0.0001), higher mean total charges ($49,186 vs $19,057, p < 0.0001), and higher non-routine discharge rates (12.3 vs 2.5%, p < 0.0001) versus discectomy. CONCLUSIONS: Spinal decompression is associated with longer hospital stays, more complications, higher costs, and more non-routine discharges when compared to discectomy. The data supports the disparate nature of these disease processes and elucidates basic clinical trends in uncommon spinal disorders affecting children.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to describe national trends in spinal decompression without fusion and discectomy procedures in the US pediatric inpatient population. METHODS: The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) was queried for pediatric patients with primary diagnoses of spinal spondylolysis/stenosis or disc herniation and having undergone spinal decompression without fusion or discectomy over more than a decade (2000 to 2012). The primary (indirect) outcomes of interest were in-hospital complication rates, length of stay (LOS), total costs, and discharge dispositions. RESULTS: A total of 7315 patients, comprised of pediatric spinal spondylolysis/stenosis (n = 287, 3.92%) and pediatric disc herniation (n = 7028, 96.1%) patients, were included in the study. During the years 2000 to 2012, diagnoses of pediatric spondylolysis/spinal stenosis increased from 61 to 90 diagnoses per 3-year period, while diagnoses of pediatric disc herniation decreased from 2133 to 1335 diagnoses per 3-year period. Spinal decompression was associated with higher in-hospital complication rates (18.1 vs 5.3%, p < 0.0001), longer hospital stays (5 vs 1.69 days, p < 0.0001), higher mean total charges ($49,186 vs $19,057, p < 0.0001), and higher non-routine discharge rates (12.3 vs 2.5%, p < 0.0001) versus discectomy. CONCLUSIONS: Spinal decompression is associated with longer hospital stays, more complications, higher costs, and more non-routine discharges when compared to discectomy. The data supports the disparate nature of these disease processes and elucidates basic clinical trends in uncommon spinal disorders affecting children.
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