Surgical treatment of posttraumatic spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia: a retrospective cohort investigation of cost, reimbursement, and financial sustainability
Although the cost of surgical management of patients with posttraumatic spinal cord tethering and syringomyelia are principally covered, it remains questionable if total hospital expenses are sufficiently outweighed by the current reimbursement system. This could potentially limit the availability of best medical care and might endanger personalized patient management.
Authors
- Tobias Pötzel
- Phillip Jaszczuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7738-4063)
- Meredith J. Rudnick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5480-2194)
- Denis Bratelj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-0662)
- Susanne Stalder
- Crescenzo Capone
- Rajeev Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7827-1834)
- Michael Fiechter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0073-5651)
Institutions
- Swiss Paraplegic Center (CH)
- Swiss Paraplegic Research (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02672-0
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00