Patient outcomes by antidepressant usage and procedure type in patients with depression or anxiety.
| Outcome Measure | Decompression | Fusion | ||||
| Antidepressant Use (n = 43) | No Antidepressant Use (n = 63) | P Value | Antidepressant Use (n = 36) | No Antidepressant Use (n = 63) | P Value | |
| Length of stay, d | 0.44 ± 2.00 | 0.54 ± 1.76 | 0.791 | 3.56 ± 3.18 | 2.70 ± 1.75 | 0.142 |
| Home discharge | 42 (97.7) | 63 (100.0) | 0.406a | 30 (83.3) | 55 (87.3) | 0.586 |
| 90-d emergency department return | 7 (16.3) | 13 (20.6) | 0.574 | 9 (25.0) | 8 (12.7) | 0.118 |
| 90-d readmission | 2 (4.7) | 6 (9.5) | 0.469a | 6 (16.7) | 6 (9.5) | 0.345a |
| 1-y complication | 0 (0.0) | 6 (9.5) | 0.079a | 3 (8.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0.135a |
| 1-y residual radiculopathy | 4 (9.3) | 6 (9.5) | 1.000a | 2 (5.6) | 1 (1.6) | 0.299a |
| 1-y revision surgery | 4 (9.3) | 5 (7.9) | 1.000a | 3 (8.3) | 1 (1.6) | 0.135a |
| Follow-up, mo | 8.4 ± 8.5 | 7.0 ± 8.2 | 0.408 | 12.6 ± 8.2 | 9.5 ± 7.2 | 0.053 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).
↵a Fisher’s exact test.