Publications by authors named "Richard N W Wohns"

Study Design: Delphi Panel expert panel consensus and narrative literature review.

Objective: To obtain expert consensus on best practices for patient selection and perioperative decision making for outpatient anterior cervical surgery (anterior cervical disc fusion (ACDF) and cervical total disc replacement (CTDR)).

Summary Of Background Data: Spine surgery in ambulatory settings is becoming a preferred option for both patients and providers.

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Study Design: Retrospective review of data from a prospective patient outcomes registry.

Objective: The object of this work was to examine patient and surgical predictors of early postoperative discharge and test the predictive model against two clinical series of outpatient minimally invasive lumbar fusion patients.

Summary Of Background Data: Outpatient and ambulatory surgery centers are regularly utilized for procedures with low-risk profiles and minimal need for extended postoperative observation, but little has been reported in lumbar spinal fusion producers.

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The author presents a net present model by which a "fair salary" for surgical subspecialists is justified. Neurosurgical practitioners are used as an example, based on assumed fair salary for family physicians.

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