2023
Evolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Jiang W, Elaydi A, Jordan Y, Whang P, Grauer J. Evolving Trends in the Use of Sacroiliac Fusion From 2015 to 2020. Spine 2023, 49: 577-582. PMID: 37075329, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSI fusionOpen approachAdverse eventsSacroiliac fusionHigher Elixhauser comorbidity indexRetrospective cohort analysisElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLess adverse eventsEvolution of patientsComorbidity indexAdult patientsPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeIndependent predictorsPearlDiver databaseMultivariable analysisPatient populationOpen procedureBACKGROUND DATACohort analysisSI jointDegenerative indicationsMIS approachMIS casesOlder age
2021
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, David WB, Malpani R, Pathak N, Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257555. PMID: 34582475, PMCID: PMC8478166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyHospital Consumer AssessmentPostoperative outcomesPatient characteristicsHCAHPS survey resultsHCAHPS surveySurvey response rateKnee arthroplastyResponse rateHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentHigher American SocietyMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesia scorePostoperative variablesTKA patientsAdult patientsPrimary outcomePatient factorsSurgical variablesPatient populationPatient satisfactionSingle institutionHospital experience
2019
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications of Postoperative Hematoma Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications of Postoperative Hematoma Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30247374, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyRisk factorsPostoperative hematomaCervical discectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseClinical implicationsPreoperative international normalized ratioQuality Improvement Program databaseDeep wound infectionHigh-risk patientsImprovement Program databaseDevelopment of hematomaInternational normalized ratioLarge cohort studyOccurrence of hematomaACDF patientsPreoperative anemiaVentilator requirementAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative lengthCohort studyPerioperative periodCatastrophic complicationPrimary outcomeSubsequent complicationsCardiac Complications Related to Spine Surgery: Timing, Risk Factors, and Clinical Effect.
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Haynes MS, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, Shultz BN, Mahal AR, Grauer JN. Cardiac Complications Related to Spine Surgery: Timing, Risk Factors, and Clinical Effect. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 27: 256-263. PMID: 30897607, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart ArrestHumansIncidenceIntraoperative ComplicationsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOrthopedic ProceduresPatient ReadmissionPerioperative PeriodPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsSpineTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsCardiac complicationsSpine surgeryRisk factorsPostoperative periodNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPerioperative cardiac complicationsHigh-risk patientsImprovement Program databaseInsulin-dependent diabetesLarge cohort studyQuality Improvement ProgramPreoperative anemiaPostoperative lengthCohort studyPerioperative periodPrimary outcomeClinical effectsCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionProgram databaseAmerican College
2018
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Russo GS, Ondeck NT, Singh K, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery. Spine 2018, 43: 861-868. PMID: 28953711, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisIndependent risk factorSpine surgical proceduresRisk factorsSpine surgerySurgical proceduresPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresPost-hospitalization followSpine surgery patientsHigh-risk patientsLarge cohort studyLumbar fusion proceduresPre-existing infectionLarge national databasePostoperative lengthCohort studyNSQIP databasePostoperative periodSurgery patientsPrimary outcomeRetrospective studyDifficile infectionClinical impactInfection diagnosis
2017
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Nam D, Della Valle CJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 205-210.e1. PMID: 28870746, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClostridioides difficileColitisEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDifficile colitisPrimary total hipRisk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramPrimary THATotal hipProcedural risk factorsClostridium difficile colitisHigh-risk patientsUrinary tract infectionInfectious risk factorsPoisson multivariate regressionPreoperative anemiaPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative periodTract infectionsPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityKnee arthroplastyColitisPatientsClinical implicationsHospital quality