2022
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 15: 55-60. PMID: 35399988, PMCID: PMC8991237, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsMedical comorbiditiesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLarge national surgical databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher comorbidity burdenMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseProlonged hospital stayUrinary tract infectionDay of surgeryNational database analysisNational surgical databaseShort-term mortalityMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity burdenOctogenarian cohortHospital lengthHospital stayNonhome dischargeSelect patients
2020
Perioperative Outcomes of Hemiarthroplasty Versus Total Hip Arthroplasty for Geriatric Hip Fracture: The Importance of Studying Matched Populations
Haynes MS, Ondeck NT, Ottesen TD, Malpani R, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Perioperative Outcomes of Hemiarthroplasty Versus Total Hip Arthroplasty for Geriatric Hip Fracture: The Importance of Studying Matched Populations. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2020, 35: 3188-3194. PMID: 32654940, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyHip fractureAdverse eventsPropensity matchingBlood transfusionHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement databaseGeriatric femoral neck fracturesGreater readmission ratesGeriatric hip fracturesLower transfusion rateMajor adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse outcomesFemoral neck fracturesQuality improvement databaseRetrospective comparative studyMultivariate logistic regressionTransfusion ratePerioperative outcomesReadmission ratesSelect patientsTHA groupGeriatric patientsNeck fractures
2017
Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients
Bovonratwet P, Ottesen TD, Gala RJ, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 1188-1196. PMID: 29155341, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsNSQIP databaseInterbody fusionLumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity score-matched comparisonLower blood transfusionMost perioperative complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseRate of readmissionCareful patient selectionCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPLF casesHospital lengthPerioperative courseSelect patientsComparison of Outpatient vs Inpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis
Bovonratwet P, Ondeck NT, Nelson SJ, Cui JJ, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Comparison of Outpatient vs Inpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 1773-1778. PMID: 28237215, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CareOutpatientsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyOutpatient total knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsKnee arthroplastyOutpatient procedureSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisInpatient total knee arthroplastyElective total knee arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total knee arthroplastyComparison of outpatientPerioperative outcome measuresImprovement Program databasePerioperative adverse eventsIndividual adverse eventsACS-NSQIP AnalysisInpatient cohortHospital lengthLess comorbiditySelect patientsTKA patientsOutpatient cohortPostoperative period