TABLE 2
FROM:
Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002
C G Patil, T S Patil, S P Lad and M Boakye
BACK TO ARTICLETable 2. Summary of the number of cases and patient outcomes after spine surgery for spinal cord tumors in the United States from 1993 to 2002
| Total number of cases (discharges) | 19 017 |
| In-hospital death | 0.55% |
| Total complication rate | 17.5% |
| Patients with one or more complications | 10.5% |
| Mean length of stay | 7.2 days |
| Discharged home | 79.4% |
| Discharged to another institution | 20.6% |
| Mean total charges | $27 223 |