Insurance Status, Geography, Race, and Ethnicity as Predictors of Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Rates and In-Hospital Mortality

Alosh, Hassan; H. Riley, Lee; L. Skolasky, Richard

doi:10.1097/brs.0b013e3181ab930e

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Insurance Status, Geography, Race, and Ethnicity as Predictors of Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery Rates and In-Hospital Mortality

Published in Spine • Aug 1, 2009

Authors:

Hassan Alosh

Lee H. Riley

Richard L. Skolasky

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE: To determine the role of race, insurance status, and geographic location on US anterior cervical spine surgery rates and in-hospital mortality between 1992 and 2005. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Previous investigation indicates that anteri...

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Medicine

Comorbidity

Odds ratio

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