TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult Scoliosis Deformity Surgery
AU - Gomez, Jaime A.
AU - Lafage, Virginie
AU - Scuibba, Daniel M.
AU - Bess, Shay
AU - Mundis, Gregory M.
AU - Liabaud, Barthelemy
AU - Hanstein, Regina
AU - Shaffrey, Christopher
AU - Kelly, Michael
AU - Ames, Christopher
AU - Smith, Justin S.
AU - Passias, Peter G.
AU - Errico, Thomas
AU - Schwab, Frank
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. Assess outcomes of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery performed by one versus two attending surgeons. Summary of Background Data. ASD centers have developed two attending teams to improve efficiency; their effects on complications and outcomes have not been reported. Methods. Patients with ASD with five or more levels fused and more than 2-year follow-up were included. Estimated blood loss (EBL), length of stay (LOS), operating room (OR) time, complications, quality of life (Health Related Quality of Life), and X-rays were analyzed. Outcomes were compared between one-surgeon (1S) and two-surgeon (2S) centers. A deformity-matched cohort was analyzed. Results. A total of 188 patients in 1S and 77 in 2S group were included. 2S group patients were older and had worse deformity based on the Scoliosis Research Society-Schwab classification (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in levels fused (P = 0.57), LOS (8.7 vs 8.9 days), OR time (445.9 vs 453.2 min), or EBL (2008 vs 1898 cm 3; P > 0.05). 2S patients had more three-column osteotomies (3CO; P < 0.001) and used less bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2; 79.9% vs 15.6%; P < 0.001). The 2S group had fewer intraoperative complications (1.3% vs 11.1%; P = 0.006). Postoperative (6 wk to 2 yr) complications were more frequent in the 2S group (4.8% vs 15.6%; P < 0.002). After matching for deformity, there were no differences in (9.1 vs 10.1 days), OR time (467.8 vs 508.4 min), or EBL (3045 vs 2247 cm 3; P = 0.217). 2S group used less BMP-2 (20.6% vs 84.8%; P < 0.001), had fewer intraoperative complications (P = 0.015) but postoperative complications due to instrumentation failure/pseudarthrosis were more frequent (P < 0.01). Conclusion. No significant differences were found in LOS, OR time, or EBL between the 1S and 2S groups, even when matching for severity of deformity. 2S group had less BMP-2 use, fewer intraoperative complications but more postoperative complications.
AB - Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. Assess outcomes of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery performed by one versus two attending surgeons. Summary of Background Data. ASD centers have developed two attending teams to improve efficiency; their effects on complications and outcomes have not been reported. Methods. Patients with ASD with five or more levels fused and more than 2-year follow-up were included. Estimated blood loss (EBL), length of stay (LOS), operating room (OR) time, complications, quality of life (Health Related Quality of Life), and X-rays were analyzed. Outcomes were compared between one-surgeon (1S) and two-surgeon (2S) centers. A deformity-matched cohort was analyzed. Results. A total of 188 patients in 1S and 77 in 2S group were included. 2S group patients were older and had worse deformity based on the Scoliosis Research Society-Schwab classification (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in levels fused (P = 0.57), LOS (8.7 vs 8.9 days), OR time (445.9 vs 453.2 min), or EBL (2008 vs 1898 cm 3; P > 0.05). 2S patients had more three-column osteotomies (3CO; P < 0.001) and used less bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2; 79.9% vs 15.6%; P < 0.001). The 2S group had fewer intraoperative complications (1.3% vs 11.1%; P = 0.006). Postoperative (6 wk to 2 yr) complications were more frequent in the 2S group (4.8% vs 15.6%; P < 0.002). After matching for deformity, there were no differences in (9.1 vs 10.1 days), OR time (467.8 vs 508.4 min), or EBL (3045 vs 2247 cm 3; P = 0.217). 2S group used less BMP-2 (20.6% vs 84.8%; P < 0.001), had fewer intraoperative complications (P = 0.015) but postoperative complications due to instrumentation failure/pseudarthrosis were more frequent (P < 0.01). Conclusion. No significant differences were found in LOS, OR time, or EBL between the 1S and 2S groups, even when matching for severity of deformity. 2S group had less BMP-2 use, fewer intraoperative complications but more postoperative complications.
KW - adult deformity surgery
KW - scoliosis complications
KW - spine deformity surgery
KW - two-surgeon teams
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U2 - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002071
DO - 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002071
M3 - Article
C2 - 28098740
AN - SCOPUS:85009765385
SN - 0362-2436
VL - 42
SP - 992
EP - 998
JO - Spine
JF - Spine
IS - 13
ER -