Impact of Dialysis on Complications, Discharge Outcomes, and Healthcare Costs Following Posterior Cervical Fusion Surgery: A National Database Study
database[Title] 2025-12-09
Summary:
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectiveDialysis dependent patients have been found to have greater healthcare utilization, rates of postoperative complications, and mortality after cervical spine surgery. However, there is a gap in the literature investigating the impact of dialysis dependency on outcomes after posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF) specifically. To compare perioperative outcomes in dialysis-dependent and non-dialysis-dependent patients after PCDF from 2016...