Background Outpatient spinal surgery is becoming increasingly common and in some areas
is now the preferred course for certain procedures. Many different procedures, including …

OBJECTIVE In an era of escalating health care costs and pressure to improve efficiency and
cost of care, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have emerged as lower-cost options for …

Study Design: Multicenter propensity score-adjusted retrospective cohort study. Objective:
To determine baseline 30-day complication rates for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort analysis of prospectively collected data. Objectives:
Using a national cohort of patients undergoing elective anterior cervical discectomy and …

Study Design: This was a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective: To
evaluate differences in patient factors, procedural factors, outcomes and safety in 2-level …

BACKGROUND: There is an increasing demand for surgery of degenerative spinal disease.
Limited healthcare resources draw attention to the need for cost-effective treatments …

Study Design. Delphi Panel expert panel consensus and narrative literature review.
Objective. To obtain expert consensus on best practices for patient selection and …

Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) are increasingly performed at
ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Academic centers lacking dedicated ASCs must …

Background Same-day surgery has been demonstrated to be a safe and cost-effective
alternative to traditional inpatient surgery. Several studies have demonstrated no differences …

OBJECTIVE Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is becoming more
common and has been reported to offer advantages over inpatient procedures, including …