2021
Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery.
Kebaish KJ, Galivanche AR, Varthi AG, Ottesen TD, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Long-term Corticosteroid Use Independently Correlates With Complications After Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 44: 172-179. PMID: 34039214, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20210416-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term corticosteroid usePosterior lumbar spine surgeryPosterior lumbar surgeryLumbar spine surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesCorticosteroid useAdverse eventsLumbar surgerySpine surgeryPropensity matchingAdverse outcomesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsEffect of immunosuppressionImprovement Program databaseLong-term corticosteroidsSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexMultiple surgical specialtiesAnesthesiologists classComparable patientsPerioperative outcomesSurgical factorsMore patients
2019
Cardiac 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