The study gathered information from a single institution from 2006 to 2011 for 836 patients who received spinal fusion for adult deformity. The unplanned readmission rate was 8.4 percent within 30 days and 12.3 percent at 90 days. The researchers found these risk factors for readmission:
1. Longer fusion length
2. High patient severity of illness
3. Specific medical comorbidities
Around 45.6 percent of readmissions were attributable to surgical site infection.
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