Spine
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Retrospective cohort. ⋯ Among patients undergoing instrumented lumbar fusions, chemoprophylactic anticoagulation causes a significant reduction in VTE, but causes no significant reduction among patients undergoing noninstrumented lumbar decompression.
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Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. ⋯ Inpatient ACDF is associated with significant increases in total costs compared to the ASC setting without a safety, outcome, or QALY benefit. The ASC setting is a dominant option from a health economy perspective for first-time one-l to two-level ACDF in select patients compared to the inpatient hospital setting.