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Demographic data, medical records, intraoperative course, and imaging studies were analysed. The outcome measure was defined by the number of days stayed after the operation. A prolonged length of stay (LOS) stay was defined as a minimum of one additional day beyond the median hospital stay in our patient collective. Bivariate analysis and multiple stepwise regression were used to identify independent factors related to the prolonged hospital stay.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Two hundred consecutive patients who underwent first lumbar microdiscectomy between 2018 and 2022 at our clinic were included in this study. Statistical analysis of factors potentially prolonging postoperative hospital stay was done for a total of 24 factors, seven of them were significantly related to prolonged LOS in bivariate analysis. Sex (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.002, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days for females vs. males) and age (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n              <jats:sub>\n                <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n              <\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u20090.35, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001, <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009200) were identified among the examined demographic factors. Regarding preoperative physical status, preoperative immobility reached statistical significance (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days). Diabetes mellitus (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.043, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days), anticoagulation and\/or antiplatelet agents (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.045, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days), and postoperative narcotic consumption (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days) as comorbidities were associated with a prolonged hospital stay. Performance of nucleotomy (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.023, median 5 vs. 4\u00a0days) was a significant intraoperative factor. After linear stepwise multivariable regression, only preoperative immobility (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001) was identified as independent risk factors for prolonged length of postoperative hospital stay.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Our study identified preoperative immobility as a significant predictor of prolonged hospital stay, highlighting its value in preoperative assessments and as a tool to pinpoint at-risk patients. 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