Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
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J Neurosurg Anesthesiol · Jan 2021
Impact of a Perioperative Protocol on Length of ICU and Hospital Stay in Complex Spine Surgery.
In an attempt to improve patient care, a perioperative complex spine surgery management protocol was developed through collaboration between spine surgeons and neuroanesthesiologists. The aim of this study was to investigate whether implementation of the protocol in 2015 decreased total hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) and complication rates after elective complex spine surgery. ⋯ Implementation of a spine protocol reduced ICU and total hospital LOS stay in high-risk spine surgery patients.