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Increasing Patient Complexity Is Associated With Longer In-Hospital Lengths of Stay and Higher Rates of Medical Complications Following Primary 1- to 2-Level Lumbar Fusion

Geoffrey W. Cloud, Shreya Jain, Adam M. Gordon, Aaron W. Lam, Andrew R. Horn, Ahmed Saleh and Afshin E. Razi
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2022, 16 (6) 1029-1033; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8364
Geoffrey W. Cloud
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2 College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA
BA, MS
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Shreya Jain
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2 College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA
BA, BBA, MBS
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Adam M. Gordon
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
MD
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  • For correspondence: agordon55@gmail.com
Aaron W. Lam
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Andrew R. Horn
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Ahmed Saleh
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Afshin E. Razi
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vol. 16 no. 6 1029-1033
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/8364
PubMed 
36351796

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online December 21, 2022.

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  1. Geoffrey W. Cloud, BA, MS1,2,
  2. Shreya Jain, BA, BBA, MBS1,2,
  3. Adam M. Gordon, MD1⇑,
  4. Aaron W. Lam, MD1,
  5. Andrew R. Horn, MD1,
  6. Ahmed Saleh, MD1 and
  7. Afshin E. Razi, MD1
  1. 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  2. 2 College of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  1. Correspondence to Adam M. Gordon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 927 49th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA; agordon55{at}gmail.com
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Increasing Patient Complexity Is Associated With Longer In-Hospital Lengths of Stay and Higher Rates of Medical Complications Following Primary 1- to 2-Level Lumbar Fusion
Geoffrey W. Cloud, Shreya Jain, Adam M. Gordon, Aaron W. Lam, Andrew R. Horn, Ahmed Saleh, Afshin E. Razi
International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2022, 16 (6) 1029-1033; DOI: 10.14444/8364

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International Journal of Spine Surgery Dec 2022, 16 (6) 1029-1033; DOI: 10.14444/8364
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