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For patients with lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, 2 landmark prospective randomized clinical trials (RCTs) published in the <jats:italic>New England Journal of Medicine<\/jats:italic> in 2016 did not find clear evidence in favor of decompression with fusion over decompression alone in this population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230761-5\"><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the national use of decompression with fusion vs decompression alone for the surgical treatment of lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis from 2016 to 2019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230761-6\"><jats:title>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective cohort study included 121\u202f745 hospitalized adult patients (aged \u226518 years) undergoing 1-level decompression alone or decompression with fusion for the management of lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019. All data were obtained from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Analyses were conducted, reviewed, or updated on June 9, 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230761-7\"><jats:title>Main Outcome and Measure<\/jats:title><jats:p>The primary outcome of this study was the use of decompression with fusion vs decompression alone. For the secondary outcome, multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with the decision to perform decompression with fusion vs decompression alone.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230761-8\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Among 121\u202f745 eligible hospitalized patients (mean age, 65.2 years [95% CI, 65.0-65.4 years]; 96 645 of 117 640 [82.2%] non-Hispanic White) with lumbar stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis, 21\u202f230 (17.4%) underwent decompression alone, and 100\u202f515 (82.6%) underwent decompression with fusion. The proportion of patients undergoing decompression alone decreased from 2016 (7625 of 23 405 [32.6%]) to 2019 (3560 of 37 215 [9.6%]), whereas the proportion of patients undergoing decompression with fusion increased over the same period (from 15 780 of 23 405 [67.4%] in 2016 to 33 655 of 37 215 [90.4%] in 2019). In univariable analysis, patients undergoing decompression alone differed significantly from those undergoing decompression with fusion with regard to age (mean, 68.6 years [95% CI, 68.2-68.9 years] vs 64.5 years [95% CI, 64.3-64.7 years]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001), insurance status (eg, Medicare: 13 725 of 21 205 [64.7%] vs 53 320 of 100 420 [53.1%]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001), All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group risk of death (eg, minor risk: 16 900 [79.6%] vs 83 730 [83.3%]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001), and hospital region of the country (eg, South: 7030 [33.1%] vs 38 905 [38.7%]; Midwest: 4470 [21.1%] vs 23 360 [23.2%]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001 for both comparisons). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, older age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.96 per year; 95% CI, 0.95-0.96 per year), year after 2016 (AOR, 1.76 per year; 95% CI, 1.69-1.85 per year), self-pay insurance status (AOR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.36-0.95), medium hospital size (AOR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.67-0.89), large hospital size (AOR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.67-0.86), and highest median income quartile by patient residence zip code (AOR, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.70-0.89) were associated with lower odds of undergoing decompression with fusion. Conversely, hospital region in the Midwest (AOR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.14-1.57) or South (AOR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.14-1.54) was associated with higher odds of undergoing decompression with fusion. Decompression with fusion vs decompression alone was associated with longer length of stay (mean, 2.96 days [95% CI, 2.92-3.01 days] vs 2.55 days [95% CI, 2.49-2.62 days]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001), higher total admission costs (mean, $30\u202f288 [95% CI, $29 386-$31 189] vs $16\u202f190 [95% CI, $15 189-$17 191]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001), and higher total admission charges (mean, $121\u202f892 [95% CI, $119 566-$124 219] vs $82\u202f197 [95% CI, $79 745-$84 648]; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"ab-zoi230761-9\"><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this cohort study, despite 2 prospective RCTs that demonstrated the noninferiority of decompression alone compared with decompression with fusion, use of decompression with fusion relative to decompression alone increased from 2016 to 2019. A variety of patient- and hospital-level factors were associated with surgical procedure choice. 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