Spine fellowship directors rate avoidable & unavoidable spine surgery complications: 5 observations

Spine

Researchers surveyed orthopedic spine surgery fellowship directors about spine-related adverse events and hospital-acquired conditions in a new Spine study.

The 46 spine directors surveyed rated 27 HACs and certain spine-specific events.

 

Here are five observations:

 

1. Respondents rated the following events as completely avoidable: "incompatible blood," "retained foreign object" and "wrong level surgery."

 

2. Most respondents rated "site infection with risk factors" as least avoidable.

 

3. Specifically for spine complications, surgeons rated "L4-L5 disc re-herniation within 3 months" as least avoidable.

 

4. Researchers concluded most orthopedic spine surgeons believe most "never events" to be neither avoidable nor unavoidable.

 

5. The spine surgery fellowship directors only reached a consensus about clear medical errors resulting in HACs.

 


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