Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Spine Surgery: A Ten-Year Analysis of 8,565 Cases using Ensemble Machine Learning and Multilayer Perceptron.
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2024-07
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The influence of SDOH on spine surgery is poorly understood. Historically, researchers commonly focused on the isolated influences of race, insurance status, or income on healthcare outcomes. However, analysis of SDOH is becoming increasingly more nuanced as viewing social factors in aggregate rather than individually may offer more precise estimates of the impact of SDOH on healthcare delivery.Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of patient social history on length of stay (LOS) and readmission within 90 days following spine surgery using ensemble machine learning and multilayer perceptron.Study design
Retrospective chart review PATIENT SAMPLE: 8,565 elective and emergency spine surgery cases performed from 2013-2023 using our institution's database of longitudinally collected electronic medical record information.Outcomes measures
Patient LOS, discharge disposition, and rate of 90-day readmission.Methods
Ensemble machine learning and multilayer perceptron were employed to predict LOS and readmission within 90 days following spine surgery. All other subsequent statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 28. To further assess correlations among variables, Pearson's correlation tests and multivariate linear regression models were constructed. Independent sample t-tests, paired sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post-hoc Bonferroni and Tukey corrections, and Pearson's chi-squared test were applied where appropriate for analysis of continuous and categorical variables.Results
Black patients demonstrated a greater LOS compared to white patients, but race and ethnicity were not significantly associated with 90-day readmission rates. Insured patients had a shorter LOS and lower readmission rates compared to non-insured patients, as did privately insured patients compared to publicly insured patients. Patients discharged home had lower LOS and lower readmission rates, compared to patients discharged to other facilities. Marriage decreased both LOS and readmission rates, underweight patients showcased increased LOS and readmission rates, and religion was shown to impact LOS and readmission rates. When utilizing patient social history, lab values, and medical history, machine learning determined the top 5 most-important variables for prediction of LOS -along with their respective feature importances-to be insurance status (0.166), religion (0.100), ICU status (0.093), antibiotic use (0.061), and case status: elective or urgent (0.055). The top 5 most-important variables for prediction of 90-day readmission-along with their respective feature importances-were insurance status (0.177), religion (0.123), discharge location (0.096), emergency case status (0.064), and history of diabetes (0.041).Conclusions
This study highlights that SDOH is influential in determining patient length of stay, discharge disposition, and likelihood of readmission following spine surgery. Machine learning was utilized to accurately predict LOS and 90-day readmission with patient medical history, lab values, and social history, as well as social history alone.Type
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Shin, David, Jacob Razzouk, Jonathan Thomas, Kai Nguyen, Andrew Cabrera, Daniel Bohen, Shaina A Lipa, Christopher M Bono, et al. (2024). Social Determinants of Health and Disparities in Spine Surgery: A Ten-Year Analysis of 8,565 Cases using Ensemble Machine Learning and Multilayer Perceptron. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. p. S1529-9430(24)00890-8. 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.07.003 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/31344.
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Christopher Ignatius Shaffrey
I have more than 25 years of experience treating patients of all ages with spinal disorders. I have had an interest in the management of spinal disorders since starting my medical education. I performed residencies in both orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery to gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire range of spinal disorders. My goal has been to find innovative ways to manage the range of spinal conditions, straightforward to complex. I have a focus on managing patients with complex spinal disorders. My patient evaluation and management philosophy is to provide engaged, compassionate care that focuses on providing the simplest and least aggressive treatment option for a particular condition. In many cases, non-operative treatment options exist to improve a patient’s symptoms. I have been actively engaged in clinical research to find the best ways to manage spinal disorders in order to achieve better results with fewer complications.
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