Clinical outcomes and cost differences between patients undergoing primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures with private or Medicare insurance: a propensity score matched study.

Publikation

Clinical outcomes and cost differences between patients undergoing primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures with private or Medicare insurance: a propensity score matched study.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 03.03.2023

Shah Vaibhavi, Rodrigues Adrian J, Malhotra Shreya, Johnstone Thomas, Varshneya Kunal, Haider Ghani, Stienen Martin N, Veeravagu Anand

Zitation

Shah V, Rodrigues A, Malhotra S, Johnstone T, Varshneya K, Haider G, Stienen M, Veeravagu A. Clinical outcomes and cost differences between patients undergoing primary anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures with private or Medicare insurance: a propensity score matched study. World Neurosurg 2023

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

World Neurosurg 2023

Veröffentlichungsdatum

03.03.2023

eISSN (Online)

1878-8769

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

To assess whether insurance type reflects a patient's quality of care following an ACDF procedure, by comparing differences in post-operative complications, readmission rates, reoperation rates, length of hospital stay, and cost of treatment between patients with Medicare versus private insurance.