Ryan D. Muchow

Safe, Satisfied, and Home Early: Patient-Reported Outcomes of Next-Day Discharge Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery pathways have enabled shorter hospitalizations following posterior spinal instrumented fusion (PSIF) for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), including next-day discharge (NDD). Although NDD has demonstrated favorable safety outcomes, its impact on...