Impact of the day of the week on clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery
The day of elective ACDF surgery does not affect mortality, readmissions, or reoperation rates. However, early-week surgical procedures may see slightly higher rates of postoperative dysphagia and vocal cord paralysis, likely due to the scheduling of more complex cases or higher risk patients during these days. Overall, the authors' data confirm that day of surgery does not influence overall patient recovery significantly. This information is useful for surgical planning and for providing patient reassurance that the day of the week does not significantly impact surgical outcomes.
Authors
- Erica F. Bisson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-8544)
- Mark E. Shaffrey
- Paul K. Kim
- Michael Y. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8981-6385)
- Paul Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-396X)
- Steven D. Glassman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5488-9357)
- Praveen V. Mummaneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-7262)
- Matthew J. McGirt
- Mohamad Bydon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0543-396X)
- Mandeep S. Virk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-2771)
- Cheerag D. Upadhyaya
- Oren N. Gottfried
- Connor Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-7888)
- Andrew K. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-5281)
- Juan S. Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8910-6578)
- Sarah E. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8452-3751)
- Stephen M. Bergin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9692-5814)
- Luis M. Tumialán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-8438)
- Kevin T. Foley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3111-3943)
- Khoi D. Than (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-7004)
- Dean Chou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0310-8263)
- John J. Knightly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0917-9265)
- Eric A. Potts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-2327)
- Jay D. Turner
- Giorgos D. Michalopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-7262)
- Joshua Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2849-2604)
- Kai-Ming Fu
- Regis W. Haid
- Christopher I. Shaffrey
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Carolinas Healthcare System (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates (US)
- Semmes Murphey Foundation (US)
- Indiana Spine Group (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.11.spine24609
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00