Rohan Vemu, Mohammed S Abdullah, Sachin Gupta, David Casper, Amrit Khalsa, Bijan Dehghani
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Abstract
Study design: Descriptive study.
Objective: To determine national trends in utilization of endoscopic spine surgery from 2017 to 2022.
Summary of background data: Endoscopic spine surgery (ESS) has emerged as a potential, minimally invasive approach to treat certain symptomatic spinal pathology. The benefits of ESS have not been well established; however, small case series suggest possible improvement in postoperative complications rates, decreased length of stay, and improved outcomes in comparison to traditional techniques. Despite this, adoption of ESS is not widespread in the United States.
Methods: Patients undergoing ESS were identified using the CPT code 62380 in the PearlDiver M165Ortho database from 2017 to 2022. Demographic factors extracted included: (1) age, (2) sex, (3) Elixhauser comorbidity index (ECI), (4) Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), (5) geographic region of surgery, (6) type of insurance plan (Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare), and (7) timing of the surgery.
Results: A total of 1886 patients who have undergone ESS were identified from 2017 to 2022. The utilization of ESS peaked in 2018 but reached a plateau after. The largest proportion of patients receiving ESS were over the age of 70 (30%) with 51% female (n=968). In addition, the majority of ESS were performed in the South (47.8%), and most payers utilized commercial health insurance (70.9%). Comorbidity indices for ESS patients were tracked: mean ECI +/- SD: 5.04+/-3.68; median ECI: 4 and mean CCI: 2.06; median CCI: 2.
Conclusions: The limited widespread adoption of ESS can be multifactorial. As with all new technologies, there is hesitation for early adoption, additionally the lack of standardized surgeon education, limited scope of procedure, and need for advanced surgical tools serve as possible reasons contributing to the trends in usage.
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Clinical Spine Surgery is the ideal journal for the busy practicing spine surgeon or trainee, as it is the only journal necessary to keep up to date with new clinical research and surgical techniques. Readers get to watch leaders in the field debate controversial topics in a new controversies section, and gain access to evidence-based reviews of important pathologies in the systematic reviews section. The journal features a surgical technique complete with a video, and a tips and tricks section that allows surgeons to review the important steps prior to a complex procedure.
Clinical Spine Surgery provides readers with primary research studies, specifically level 1, 2 and 3 studies, ensuring that articles that may actually change a surgeon’s practice will be read and published. Each issue includes a brief article that will help a surgeon better understand the business of healthcare, as well as an article that will help a surgeon understand how to interpret increasingly complex research methodology. Clinical Spine Surgery is your single source for up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations for spine care.
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