This database was last updated in July 2015 and is based on data from 2009 to 2013. It should only be used as a historical snapshot.
South Carolina
Compare the performance of surgeons practicing at hospitals in this state, in one of the following procedures:
Cervical (Neck) Spinal Fusion
Other cervical fusion of the anterior column, anterior technique (ICD-9-CM code 81.02)
The fusing of two or more vertebrae of the neck, using orthopedic devices to hold them in place. Age-related breakdown or displacement of the spinal discs in the neck. More information »
23South Carolina hospitals performed this procedure on Medicare patients.
2 (9%)have at least one surgeon with a low adjusted complication rate.
6 (26%)have at least one surgeon with a high adjusted complication rate.
Sorted by the surgeon with the lowest adjusted rate of complications at each hospital, along with a measure representing the combined performance of surgeons and hospitals for these procedures.
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High Adjusted Rate of Complications