Impact of Complications on DRG Assignment for Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Using the ISSG-AO Classification System
Patients with elevated ISSG-AO scores are more likely to be categorized into higher DRGs, experience extended lengths of stay and generate greater healthcare expenditures. The ISSG-AO SDCCS predicts DRG thereby helping standardize complication reporting.
Authors
- Lawrence G. Lenke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5595-4958)
- Peter Gust Passias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1479-4070)
- Pierce D. Nunley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-5532)
- Christopher Pearson Ames (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2618-3098)
- Robert A. Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8242-1367)
- Bassel Georges Diebo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-2263)
- Breton Line (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0395-1066)
- D. Kojo Hamilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1534-340X)
- Christopher I. Shaffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-8386)
- Themistocles Stavros Protopsaltis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4978-2600)
- Khaled M. Kebaish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-2166)
- Doug Burton
- Alan H. Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-4139)
- Jeffery L. Gum
- Justin S. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-5534)
- Michael P. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-7406)
- Gregory M. Mundis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-7245)
- Richard A. Hostin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4558-003X)
- Shay R. Bess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-8999)
- Stephen J. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-8443)
- Aitziber Lizardi
- Eric O. Klineberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7999-2708)
- Jeffrey P. Mullin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-2329)
- Virginie Lafage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0119-7111)
- Han Jo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7880-690X)
- Munish C Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-6871)
- Frank J. Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2307-3037)
- Renaud Lafage
- Robert K. Eastlack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-1707)
- Pratibha Nayak
- Brendan T. Oreilly
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Scripps Health (US)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Norton Healthcare (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Toronto Western Hospital (CA)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Medical City Dallas Hospital (US)
- Lenox Hill Hospital (US)
- Water Research Foundation (US)
- San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (PR)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Buffalo VA Medical Center (US)
- Swedish Medical Center (US)
- Spine Institute of Louisiana (US)
- Buffalo Medical Group (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Buffalo General Medical Center (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Pittsburg State University (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005566
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00