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This study leveraged three national databases, TriNetX, National Inpatient Sample (NIS), and Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS), to analyze short- and long-term outcomes and inflation-adjusted healthcare costs between ELD and OLD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study was performed using TriNetX, NIS, and NASS. TriNetX cohorts underwent 1:1 propensity score matching on age, sex, race, BMI, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score, yielding 8551 patients per group. Short-term (30 and 90 days) and long-term (6 months and 1, 2, and 5 years) outcomes were compared using risk ratios (RRs). The NIS and NASS were used to compare inflation-adjusted charges in inpatient and outpatient settings, respectively, via multivariable linear regression. A 1:1:1:1 propensity score\u2013matched cross-setting analysis (192 per group) enabled direct charge comparison across all four groups: NIS endoscopic, NIS open, NASS endoscopic, and NASS open. Charges were adjusted to 2022 US dollars.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ELD was associated with significantly lower 30-day rates of emergency department visits (RR 0.61), wound dehiscence (RR 0.52), hematoma (RR 0.39), blood transfusion (RR 0.51), incision and debridement (RR 0.33), and deep surgical site infection (0% vs 0.25%) (all p &lt; 0.001), with differences persisting at 90 days. ELD demonstrated higher additional discectomy rates at 6 months (RR 1.19, p = 0.014), no difference at 1 year, and lower rates at 2 and 5 years (RR 0.74, p &lt; 0.001). Same-level open discectomy and lumbar fusion were significantly lower in the ELD group at all time points through 5 years (fusion: RR 0.63, p &lt; 0.001). Postlaminectomy syndrome rates were equivalent. Inpatient charges did not differ significantly between ELD and OLD ($73,235 and $75,027, respectively; p = 0.091). Outpatient ELD charges were higher than outpatient OLD charges ($44,069 vs $35,276, p &lt; 0.001). On cross-setting comparison, both approaches carried substantially lower outpatient versus inpatient charges (ELD: $42,324 vs $73,030; OLD: $24,452 vs $71,244; p &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ELD demonstrates a favorable short-term complication profile and reduced long-term need for lumbar fusion compared to OLD. While outpatient ELD carries higher charges than outpatient OLD, both approaches are substantially more cost-efficient in outpatient versus inpatient settings, supporting the adoption of endoscopic techniques in ambulatory surgical environments.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2026.7.focus26364","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,23]],"date-time":"2026-09-23T00:07:00Z","timestamp":1790122020000},"page":"E11","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparative analysis of clinical outcomes and healthcare costs following endoscopic versus open lumbar discectomy: a multidatabase study utilizing TriNetX, NIS, and NASS"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Rohin","family":"Singh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nithin","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jefferson Health, Stratford, New Jersey;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omar I.","family":"Sbaih","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mina","family":"Botros","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rochester, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Miller","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jefferson Health, Stratford, New Jersey;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark C.","family":"Lawlor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rochester, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Choll W.","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Excel Spine Center, University of California Medical Center, San Diego, California;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sean M.","family":"Barber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sanjay","family":"Konakondla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathan J.","family":"Stone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester, New York;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"key":"b1","series-title":"World Neurosurg","first-page":"591","article-title":"A historical review of endoscopic spinal discectomy","volume":"145","author":"Ahn Y","year":"2021","unstructured":"Ahn Y. 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