PMID- 30681001 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200706 LR - 20200706 IS - 2042-6313 (Electronic) IS - 2042-6305 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Apr TI - Using flowable gelatin in anterior cervical spine surgery in real-world practice: a retrospective cohort study. PG - 317-326 LID - 10.2217/cer-2018-0121 [doi] AB - AIM: To assess the clinical and economic impact of flowable gelatin hemostatic matrix (FGHM) in anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). PATIENTS & METHODS: A total of 451 patients with performed ACSS were included to compare FGHM with conventional hemostatic methods for clinical and cost outcomes using propensity score matching method. RESULTS: The comparisons of the matched 125 pairs observed that FGHM was associated with significantly lower blood transfusion volume (11.2 vs 36.3 ml; p = 0.039), shorter postsurgery hospital stay length (3.7 vs 4.7 days; p = 0.002), shorter operation time (103.5 vs 117.7 min; p = 0.004), lower drainage placement rate (51.2 vs 89.6%; p < 0.001) and also lower total hospital costs (median yen64,717 vs yen65,064; p = 0.035). CONCLUSION: Use of FGHM in ACSS improved perioperative outcomes without increasing hospital costs. FAU - Wu, Yunchang AU - Wu Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. FAU - Wu, Yiqing AU - Wu Y AD - Health Economics, Johnson & Johnson Medical China, Shanghai, China. FAU - Gangoli, Gaurav AU - Gangoli G AD - Health Economics & Market Access, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, Somerville, NJ, USA. FAU - Bourcet, Anh AU - Bourcet A AD - Health Economics, Johnson & Johnson Medical Asia-Pacific, Singapore. FAU - Danker, Walter 3rd AU - Danker W 3rd AD - Health Economics & Market Access, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, Somerville, NJ, USA. FAU - Gong, Qianyi AU - Gong Q AD - Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Changsha Normin Health Technology Ltd, Changsha, Hunan, China. FAU - Zhan, Huan AU - Zhan H AD - Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Changsha Normin Health Technology Ltd, Changsha, Hunan, China. FAU - Chen, Wendong AU - Chen W AD - Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Changsha Normin Health Technology Ltd, Changsha, Hunan, China. AD - Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Normin Health Consulting Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Wang, Zheng AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190125 PL - England TA - J Comp Eff Res JT - Journal of comparative effectiveness research JID - 101577308 RN - 0 (Hemostatics) RN - 9000-70-8 (Gelatin) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Blood Transfusion/statistics & numerical data MH - Cervical Vertebrae/*surgery MH - Diskectomy/*methods MH - Female MH - Gelatin/economics/*therapeutic use MH - Hemostatics/*therapeutic use MH - Hospital Costs MH - Humans MH - Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Models, Economic MH - Operative Time MH - Propensity Score MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Spinal Fusion/*methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - anterior cervical spine surgery OT - flowable gelatin hemostatic matrix OT - hemostasis OT - hospital costs OT - propensity scored matching EDAT- 2019/01/27 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/07 06:00 CRDT- 2019/01/26 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.2217/cer-2018-0121 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Comp Eff Res. 2019 Apr;8(5):317-326. doi: 10.2217/cer-2018-0121. Epub 2019 Jan 25.