National Trends in Anterior Cervical Fusion Procedures (MedScape)
- 8-fold increase in procedures
- Highest increase in utilization was observed in those ≥65 years
- Average age increased from 47.2 years to 50.5 years over time
- Length of hospital stay decreased from 5.17 days to 2.38 days
- Complication rates decreased from 4.6% to 3.03%
- Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, pulmonary, and coronary artery increased over time