Prolonged Length of Stay After One- and Two-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF): Risk Factors and Consequent Outcomes
Prolonged LOS after one- or two-level TLIF was associated with older age, lower preoperative hemoglobin, longer operative time, and in-hospital complications. It was also associated with a higher risk of post-discharge complications and lower functional status.
Authors
- Mladen Djurasovic
- Steven D. Glassman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5488-9357)
- Charles H. Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4197-4023)
- Kirk Owens
- John R. Dimar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5395-1649)
- Jeffrey Lynn Gum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0471-9437)
- Mitsuhiro Nishizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-8939)
- Leah Y. Carreon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-9036)
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
- University of Louisville Hospital (US)
- University of Louisville Physicians (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.91184
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00