Psychiatric comorbidities linked to readmissions after spine surgery

Editor's Note

Psychological disorders, such as depression and anxiety, were independently associated with higher all cause 30-day readmissions after elective spine surgery in this study.

Of 400 patients involved in the study, outcomes data was available for 107. Results showed the rate of readmission was three-fold greater for patients with a psychiatric comorbidity compared with those without a psychiatric comorbidity.

The researchers concluded that mental health components should be added to future interventions to reduce readmissions. The study was presented May 2 at the 2016 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago.

Add to Favorites Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise - Winner of the Robert Florin Resident Award, Owoicho Adogwa, MD, presented his research, Association Between Baseline Affective Disorders and 30-day Readmission Rates in Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery, during the 2016 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting.