2023
Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource
Dhodapkar M, Gouzoulis M, Halperin S, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. Urgent Care Visits Sought After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Potentially Overlooked Resource. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 2361-2365. PMID: 37196730, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care visitsTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyUrgent care utilizationCare visitsED utilizationCare utilizationUrgent careHip arthroplastyLess comorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsLarge national databaseLow-acuity diagnosesComorbidity burdenPostoperative EDED visitsDepartment visitsIndependent predictorsTHA patientsMultivariable analysisPostoperative weekUrgent evaluationSurgical sitePatient needsGreater incidence
2022
Ninety-Day Emergency Department Visits After Ankle Fracture Surgery
Kammien A, Ratnasamy P, Joo P, Grauer J. Ninety-Day Emergency Department Visits After Ankle Fracture Surgery. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 31: e51-e57. PMID: 36548157, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-00484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkle fracture surgeryElixhauser comorbidity index scoreComorbidity Index scoreED visitsED utilizationFracture surgeryPostoperative weekRisk factorsSurgical siteIndex scoreIncidence of readmissionEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionORIF patientsPatient ageAnkle fracturesDepartment visitsOpen reductionConcomitant fracturesMedicaid insuranceEntire cohortEmergency departmentInternal fixationCare pathwayEmergency department visits within 90 days of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Kammien AJ, Galivanche AR, Gouzoulis MJ, Moore HG, Mercier MR, Grauer JN. Emergency department visits within 90 days of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 10: 100122. PMID: 35637647, PMCID: PMC9144013, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED visitsPostoperative week 1ED utilizationPredictive factorsSurgical siteWeek 1Single-level anterior cervical discectomySingle-level ACDF proceduresElixhauser comorbidity index scoreCommon postoperative issuesPrimary ED diagnosisComorbidity Index scoreAnterior cervical discectomyHigh-risk patientsSingle-level ACDFEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionIntegrated care pathwayHealthcare spendingPostoperative readmissionsACDF proceduresCervical discectomyPatient ageDepartment visitsEmergency Department Visits Within 90 Days of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Kammien AJ, Zhu JR, Gouzoulis MJ, Moore HG, Galivanche AR, Medvecky MJ, Grauer JN. Emergency Department Visits Within 90 Days of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2022, 10: 23259671221083586. PMID: 35340726, PMCID: PMC8941698, DOI: 10.1177/23259671221083586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionCruciate ligament reconstructionED visitsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSurgical siteComorbidity indexED utilizationLigament reconstructionWeek 3Higher Elixhauser comorbidity indexSurgical site painGreater comorbidity burdenEmergency department visitsDescriptive epidemiologic studyMultivariate logistic regressionHealth care systemComorbidity burdenPatient agePostoperative dataYounger patientsDepartment visitsIndependent predictorsPostoperative weekEmergency departmentFemale sex