Can anterior cervical diskectomy/fusion (ACDF) be safely performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC's)?

Adverse events Ambulatory surgi-center (ASC) Anterior cervical diskectomy/fusion (ACDF) Efficacy Hospital-based outpatient surgi-center (HBSC) Inpatient facility Morbidity Outcomes Safety Single vs multilevel

Journal

Surgical neurology international
ISSN: 2229-5097
Titre abrégé: Surg Neurol Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101535836

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 20 02 2023
accepted: 23 02 2023
medline: 8 5 2023
pubmed: 8 5 2023
entrez: 8 5 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Can anterior cervical diskectomy/fusion (ACDF) be safely performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC's: i.e. discharges 4-7.5 hr. postoperatively) that meet the following stringent "exclusion criteria"; elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), major comorbidities, age > 65, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) scores > II, and largely multilevel ACDF. Presently, most ACDF are still being performed in hospital-based outpatient surgical centers (HBSC: utilizing 23-hour stays), or as inpatients. Notably, unreliable disparate study designs involving very different patient populations resulted in nearly comparable, but implausible outcomes for 1-level vs. multilevel ACDF series performed in ASC. A summary of these outcome data included the following rates of; i.e. postoperative hospital transfers (0-6%), 30-day (up to 2.2%), and up to 90 day (2.2%) emergency department (ED) visits, readmissions, and reoperations. Nevertheless, it is just common sense that "less should be less", that 1-level ACDF should involve less risk compared with multilevel ACDF procedures performed in ASC.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Can anterior cervical diskectomy/fusion (ACDF) be safely performed in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC's: i.e. discharges 4-7.5 hr. postoperatively) that meet the following stringent "exclusion criteria"; elevated Body Mass Index (BMI), major comorbidities, age > 65, American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) scores > II, and largely multilevel ACDF.
Materials UNASSIGNED
Presently, most ACDF are still being performed in hospital-based outpatient surgical centers (HBSC: utilizing 23-hour stays), or as inpatients.
Results UNASSIGNED
Notably, unreliable disparate study designs involving very different patient populations resulted in nearly comparable, but implausible outcomes for 1-level vs. multilevel ACDF series performed in ASC. A summary of these outcome data included the following rates of; i.e. postoperative hospital transfers (0-6%), 30-day (up to 2.2%), and up to 90 day (2.2%) emergency department (ED) visits, readmissions, and reoperations.
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
Nevertheless, it is just common sense that "less should be less", that 1-level ACDF should involve less risk compared with multilevel ACDF procedures performed in ASC.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37151427
doi: 10.25259/SNI_175_2023
pii: 10.25259/SNI_175_2023
pmc: PMC10159315
doi:

Types de publication

Editorial

Langues

eng

Pagination

110

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © 2023 Surgical Neurology International.

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Auteurs

Nancy E Epstein (NE)

Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, State University of NY at Stony Brook, and c/o Dr. Marc Agulnick, 1122 Franklin Avenue Suite 106, Garden City, NY 11530, United States and Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Neurology International.

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