ASC Spine Surgery Benchmarking Data

Here is the average time spent in convalescent care unit, post-anesthesia care unit and operating room for a number of spine procedures performed in the ASC setting, according to a study completed by Kenneth Pettine, MD. The study analyzed data from 1,030 spine cases performed at Loveland (Colo.) Surgery Center from spring 2003 to the end of 2008.

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Convalescent Care
Procedure Average time in convalescent care
Non-instrumented spine surgery, microdiscetomies and/or nerve decompressions 19.00 hours
Cervical artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 20.00 hours
Anterior cervical fusion – 1 Level 20.68 hours
Anterior cervical fusion – 2 Level 20.33 hours
Lumbar artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 21.00 hours
Lumbar fusion – 1 Level 42.10 hours
Lumbar fusion – 2 Level 50.07 hours
Lumbar fusion – 3 Level 55.11 hours

 

PACU
Procedure Average time in PACU
Non-instrumented spine surgery, microdiscetomies and/or nerve decompressions 78.00 min.
Cervical artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 81.00 min.
Anterior cervical fusion – 1 Level 92.54 min.
Anterior cervical fusion – 2 Level 80.80 min.
Lumbar artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 83.00 min.
Lumbar fusion – 1 Level 77.59 min.
Lumbar fusion – 2 Level 85.79 min.
Lumbar fusion – 3 Level 91.07 min.

 

Operating Room
Procedure Average time in PACU
Non-instrumented spine surgery, microdiscetomies and/or nerve decompressions 74.00 min.
Cervical artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 84.00 min.
Anterior cervical fusion – 1 Level 81.72 min.
Anterior cervical fusion – 2 Level 81.43 min.
Lumbar artificial disc replacement – 1 Level 100.00 min.
Lumbar fusion – 1 Level 157.51 min.
Lumbar fusion – 2 Level 186.09 min.
Lumbar fusion – 3 Level 213.00 min.

 

 

 

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