Table 3.

Clinical outcomes and complications.

	Total Patients(n = 47)	Decompression Alone Cohort (n = 27)	Decompression + Fusion Cohort (n = 20)	P Value
Clinical outcomes, % (n)
Neurologic exam at latest follow-up
Improved	53.2% (25)	59.3% (16)	45% (9)	0.39
Stable	36.2% (17)	29.6% (8)	45% (9)	0.36
Worse	10.6% (5)	11.1% (3)	10% (2)	1
Posthospital disposition
Discharged home	36.1% (17)	37% (10)	35% (7)	1
Skilled nursing facility	27.7% (13)	18.5% (5)	40% (8)	0.19
Rehabilitation	17% (8)	22.2% (6)	10% (2)	0.44
Long-term acute care facility	19.1% (9)	22.2% (6)	15% (3)	0.71
Length of stay, d	14.9	13.5	16.7	0.13
30-day Readmission	14.9% (7)	7.4% (2)	25% (5)	0.12
Complications, % (n)
Operative complications
Total	12.8% (6)	11.1% (3)	15% (3)	1
Durotomy	2.1% (1)	3.7% (1)	0% (0)	1
Wound dehiscence requiring take back	2.1% (1)	3.7% (1)	0% (0)	1
Wound infection requiring take back	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Superficial wound dehiscence	2.1% (1)	3.7% (1)	0% (0)	1
Postoperative seroma	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Brachial plexopathy	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Medical complications
Total	12.8% (6)	7.4% (2)	20% (4)	0.38
Deep vein thrombosis	4.3% (2)	7.4% (2)	0% (0)	0.50
Metabolic encephalopathy	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Pneumonia	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Respiratory failure	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43
Urinary tract infection	2.1% (1)	0% (0)	5% (1)	0.43