The conundrum of finding an optimal spondylodiscitis treatment pathway: how do treatments affect readmission rates?
SD management remains challenging. We showed that primary surgical treatment of SD resulted in a significantly lower readmission rate with a longer time interval until readmission compared to non-surgically treatment. Surgery at initial admission was identified as a protective factors against readmission. A more definitive initial approach towards SD might lower unexpected readmissions.
Authors
- Amir Abdul-Jabbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-3111)
- Clifford Pierre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9074-2435)
- Rod J. Oskouian
- Jonathan Pluemer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-2478)
- Jens R. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3322-6589)
- Thomas A. Schildhauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3232-9869)
- Julius Gerstmeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-9209)
- Neel Patel
- D. D. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2763-7234)
Institutions
- Swedish Medical Center (US)
- Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (US)
- BG University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-08790-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03