Does preoperative functional mobility predict exceeding the planned length of hospital stay after lumbar fusion surgery for spinal stenosis?
Patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)
Preoperative functional mobility assessment using the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test
Exceeding the planned length of hospital stay (LOS)
Routine preoperative assessment with the TUG test may help identify patients at high risk for prolonged hospitalization after lumbar fusion surgery.
Poorer preoperative functional mobility is an independent predictor of exceeding the planned LOS after lumbar fusion surgery for LSS. Routine preoperative assessment with the TUG test may help identify high-risk patients, and targeted strategies such as enhanced preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation could reduce the likelihood of prolonged hospitalization.
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K Kiriyama
Atsushi Endo
Yoshito Kurashima
Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine
Juntendo University
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Kihoku hospital
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Kiriyama et al. (Thu,) studied this question.
www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d892d16c1944d70ce03f93 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.2490/prm.20260016