Spinal fusion in pediatric patients with marfan syndrome: a nationwide assessment on short-term outcomes and readmission

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Spinal fusion in pediatric patients with marfan syndrome: a nationwide assessment on short‑term outcomes and readmission risk Michael W. Fields1   · Nathan J. Lee1 · Jacob R. Ball1 · Venkat Boddapati1 · Justin Mathew1 · Daniel Hong1 · Josephine R. Coury1 · Zeeshan M. Sardar1 · Benjamin Roye2 · Michael Vitale2 · Lawrence G. Lenke1 Received: 25 June 2020 / Revised: 1 September 2020 / Accepted: 13 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

Abstract Purpose  The purpose of this study was to utilize the National Readmission Database (NRD) to determine estimates for complication rates, 90-day readmission rates, and hospital costs associated with spinal fusion in pediatric patients with Marfan syndrome. Methods  The 2012–2015 NRD databases were queried for all pediatric (