Spine
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Observational Study
Risk Factors for Ambulatory Surgery Conversion to Extended Stay Among Patients Undergoing One- or Two-Level Posterior Lumbar Decompression.
A retrospective observational study. ⋯ Several surgical factors along with patient-specific factors were significantly associated with AMS conversion. Addressing modifiable surgical factors might reduce the AMS conversion rate and be beneficial to patients and facilities.
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Prospective, cross-sectional cohort study. ⋯ Level III.
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Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. ⋯ With an AUC of 0.829, NDI showed an excellent discriminative ability. Patients with NDI ≤21 are expected to achieve PASS following degenerative cervical spine surgery.