Prevalence of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Across Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare in the United States, Their Correlation With Mood Disorders and Other Lifestyle-Related Comorbidities

Division

South Atlantic

Hospital

Orange Park Medical Center

Document Type

Manuscript

Publication Date

8-21-2023

Keywords

back surgery, chronic back pain, mood disorders, failed back surgery syndrome, comorbidities, retrospective studies

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Psychiatry and Psychology | Surgical Procedures, Operative

Abstract

About 16 million adults present with chronic back pain, the sixth most costly condition in the United States (US). Estimates suggest that about 60% of initial back surgeries have a successful outcome; however, many don’t, leaving over 80,000 failed back surgeries per year. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as back pain, with or without radiating pain, located in the lower limbs, of unknown origin, which persists or begins after surgical procedures are performed to treat lumbar disc herniations. Psychiatric comorbidities and psychosocial factors have been associated with patients presenting with this syndrome. A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed to identify the prevalence of FBSS in a population of patients during the period of January 2019-December 2020 across Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare in the US. With a sample of 28,426 patients who underwent back surgery only 8% had FBSS. Those with FBSS (N = 2434) were mainly females (54.27%) with a mood disorder (61.18%), P-value

Publisher or Conference

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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