TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality, Safety, and Value in Pediatric Spine Surgery
AU - Carlson, Bayard C.
AU - Milbrandt, Todd A.
AU - Larson, A. Noelle
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclosures: A.N. Larson has received research support from the Scoliosis Research Society, Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, and research support through consulting fees/honorarium from K2M and Orthopediatrics. T.A. Milbrandt and A.N. Larson have received research support from POSNA. T.A. Milbrandt has received research support through consulting fees from Orthopediatrics. B.C. Carlson has no disclosures.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/10
Y1 - 2018/10
N2 - The article addresses patient safety topics in spine surgery, including infection, length of stay, instrumentation strategies, pedicle screw malposition, radiation exposure, and neurologic events. Quality, safety, and value are concepts that are practical, easy to understand, and can be implemented on any scale and may be matched to individual practices. Further, with quality improvement, there is a culture shift to openly share information, protocols, and strategies so that more patients can rapidly benefit.
AB - The article addresses patient safety topics in spine surgery, including infection, length of stay, instrumentation strategies, pedicle screw malposition, radiation exposure, and neurologic events. Quality, safety, and value are concepts that are practical, easy to understand, and can be implemented on any scale and may be matched to individual practices. Further, with quality improvement, there is a culture shift to openly share information, protocols, and strategies so that more patients can rapidly benefit.
KW - Cost
KW - Implant density
KW - Infection
KW - Scoliosis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ocl.2018.05.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ocl.2018.05.007
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85050216899
SN - 0030-5898
VL - 49
SP - 491
EP - 501
JO - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
JF - Orthopedic Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -