Table 2.
Perioperative characteristics.
| Total | 1-Levels | 2-Levels | |
| (n = 106) | (n = 76) | (n = 30) | |
| Spinal Pathology | |||
| Central Stenosis | 49.1% (52) | 43.4% (33) | 63.3% (19) |
| Foraminal Stenosis | 27.4% (29) | 25.0% (19) | 33.3% (10) |
| Herniated Nucleus Pulposus | 98.1% (104) | 98.7% (75) | 96.7% (29) |
| Neuropathy | |||
| None | 1.9% (2) | 2.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radiculopathy | 7.5% (8) | 6.6% (5) | 10.0% (3) |
| Myeloradiculopathy | 86.5% (90) | 86.5% (64) | 86.7% (26) |
| Myelopathy | 3.8% (4) | 3.9% (3) | 3.3% (1) |
| Operative Levels | |||
| C3–C4 | 2.8% (3) | 3.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| C3–C5 | 1.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 6.7% (2) |
| C4–C5 | 3.8% (4) | 5.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| C4–C6 | 4.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 16.7% (5) |
| C5–C6 | 39.6% (42) | 55.3% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| C5–C7 | 23.6% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 76.7% (23) |
| C6–C7 | 23.6% (25) | 32.9% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Operative Time (Mean ± SD; min) | 58.6 ± 60.9 | 57.9 ± 74.0 | 62.0 ± 9.5 |
| Estimated Blood Loss (Mean ± SD; mL) | 25.8 ± 4.4 | 26.2 ± 5.4 | 25.0 ± 4.5 |
| Rehospitalization | 0.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (1) |
| Revision | 0.9% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (1) |
| Hospital Length of Stay (Mean ± SD; hours) | 8.5 ± 3.3 | 8.1 ± 2.1 | 9.4 ± 4.9 |
| Postoperative Length of Stay (Mean ± SD; hours) | 6.3 ± 3.7 | 6.7 ± 4.3 | 5.4 ± 2.1 |
| Inpatient Pain Score | |||
| POD 0 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 3.6 ± 1.8 | 5.5 ± 1.2 |
| Inpatient Narcotic Consumption (OME) | |||
| POD 0 | 17.4 ± 14.7 | 16.9 ± 15.5 | 18.5 ± 12.9 |
OME = Oral Morphine Equivalents; POD = Postoperative Day; SD = Standard Deviation; mL = mililitersRe-hospitalization = Defined as returning to hospital within 6-weeks of surgery with a surgical related complaint.