Fact Based List:

Laura Dyrda: 8 Risk Factors for Readmissions After Instrumented Spine Surgery

  1. Malignancy
  2. Operative time longer than 200 minutes
  3. Hospital stays for six or more days
  4. Surgical complications
  5. Depression
  6. Rheumatoid arthritis
  7. Deficiency anemia
  8. Hypothyroidism

Source: Becker's Spine Review, June 29, 2015
Source URL: http://www.beckersspine.com/spine/item/26075-5-key-trends-on...