• J Perioper Pract · Dec 2015

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    The effect of anaemia on hospital length of stay in lumbar decompression and fusion procedures.

    • M Sanoufa, W Smisson, H Floyd, and J S Robinson.
    • J Perioper Pract. 2015 Dec 1; 25 (12): 267-71.

    AbstractWays of reducing the length of hospital stay have received increased attention in recent years. Both preoperative and postoperative anaemia have been implicated as causative agents in increasing postoperative length of stay (LOS). In a retrospective study, 317 patients that underwent lumbar decompression and fusion surgery were assessed. Two separate block multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate the impact of preoperative anaemia, postoperative anaemia, and the degree of perioperative haemoglobin drop on LOS. Other anaemia related factors were also assessed. Preoperative anaemia, postoperative anaemia, and the amount of perioperative haemoglobin drop were all shown to prolong the length of hospitalisation and therefore to increase overall healthcare costs. Following strict anaemia corrective maneuvers could reasonably be expected to reduce expenditure.

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