Cervical Myelopathy, Degenerative Spinal Arthritis, Spinal Stenosis
Conditions
Brief summary
This research study is being conducted to help improve the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative course for patients and enhance recovery.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 89 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 to 89 * Diagnosis of cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis, cervical disc disorder, or cervical spondylolisthesis
Exclusion criteria
* Cervical injury as the indication for surgery * Emergent surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Length of stay | Will record length of stay in days 3 months following admission date. | We will record the length of stay (date of admission to date of discharge) for the operative admission at the time of discharge. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Numerical rating scale (NRS)- pain | immediately before, immediately after, and 3 months after surgery | Numerical score of neck pain. Scored 0 to 10. 10 is the worst pain. |
| SF-12 short form | immediately before, immediately after, and 3 months after surgery | SF-12 short form health survey. Scored 0 to 100. 100 is the highest level of health. |
| Rate of readmission | Within 3 months of discharge | — |
| Number of sessions with physical therapy and occupational therapy | will record number of physical and occupational therapy sessions during surgical admission 3 months following admission date | record of number of sessions completed with physical or occupational therapy during the operative admission. We will determine this number at the time of discharge. We will calculate this number only once. |
| Disposition status | will record discharge disposition 3 months following surgical admission date | We will determine the disposition status at the time of discharge following the operative admission. We will do this only once. |
| Oswestry Disability Index | immediately before, immediately after, and 3 months after surgery | questionnaire regarding low back pain. Scored 0 to 100. 100 being most severe disability. |
Outcome results
None listed