Table 1.

Summary of Patient Demographics, Surgeries, and Outcomes

VariableAll Patients, n=951
Age, years, mean ± SD61.2 ± 14.2
American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification ≥3413 (43.4)
Non-White racea117 (12.7)
Above the Maryland median household incomeb161 (17.4)
Surgery performed
 Decompressive laminectomy without fusion484 (50.9)
 Decompressive laminectomy with instrumented posterolateral fusion467 (49.1)
Outcomes
 Length of stay, hours, mean ± SD46.7 ± 47.0
 Discharge to skilled nursing facility57 (6.0)
 30-day emergency department return65 (6.8)
 30-day readmission28 (2.9)

  • ↵aTwenty-seven patients chose not to disclose race and are not included.

  • ↵bTwenty-seven out-of-state patients are not included in the household income analysis.

  • Note: Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.