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For the study, researchers analyzed a cohort of 793 patients at 13 spine clinics and their short- and long-term outcomes after lumbar stenosis or degenerative spondylolisthesis surgery.
The researchers found wide variation between centers with regard to procedure duration, blood loss, incidence of durotomy, hospital length of stay and wound infection. Even when researchers adjusted for baseline differences, surgery centers displayed significant variation in outcomes one year after surgery.
The researchers concluded that choice of surgery center would impact patient outcomes, though further research is needed to determine what center characteristics are most important.
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