2023
Total Knee Arthroplasty: Variables Affecting 90-day Overall Reimbursement
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Li M, Rubin L, Grauer J. Total Knee Arthroplasty: Variables Affecting 90-day Overall Reimbursement. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023, 38: 2259-2263. PMID: 37279847, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTKA patientsPrimary total knee arthroplastyPostoperative emergency departmentPostoperative adverse eventsRisk of readmissionMultivariable linear regressionPerioperative periodPostoperative eventsAdverse eventsAppropriate patientsKnee osteoarthritisEmergency departmentPatients surgeryKnee arthroplastyOncologic indicationsCost-containment strategiesSurgical proceduresExclusion criteriaPatientsOptimize deliveryOverall reimbursementAdmissionReimbursementGreater increase
2019
Dialysis Dependence Is Associated With Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Even After Controlling for Demographic Factors and Comorbidities
Ottesen TD, Yurter A, Shultz BN, Galivanche AR, Zogg CK, Bovonratwet P, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Dialysis Dependence Is Associated With Significantly Increased Odds of Perioperative Adverse Events After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Even After Controlling for Demographic Factors and Comorbidities. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2019, 3: e086. PMID: 31592508, PMCID: PMC6754213, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-19-00086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHip fracture surgeryDialysis-dependent patientsPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsFracture surgeryDialysis dependenceDialysis patientsHip fractureGreater oddsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseGeriatric hip fracture surgeryRisk-adjusted logistic regressionQuality Improvement Program databaseInstitutional cohort studyNational patient populationPreoperative dialysis dependenceMinor adverse eventsHip fracture careImprovement Program databaseMajor adverse eventsDemographic factorsUnplanned readmissionCohort studyPerioperative periodPostoperative day
2015
Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with hypofibrinogenemia
Nacca CR, Shah KN, Truntzer JN, Rubin LE. Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with hypofibrinogenemia. Arthroplasty Today 2015, 2: 177-182. PMID: 28326424, PMCID: PMC5247511, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2015.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyFibrinogen levelsKnee arthroplastyElective total knee arthroplastyAcute joint effusionEarly perioperative periodPatient's fibrinogen levelPerioperative windowBleeding complicationsPerioperative periodJoint effusionHigh riskArthroplasty surgeonsPatientsInitial operationHypofibrinogenemiaTarget rangeArthroplastyAvailable literatureWeeksKey contributorComplicationsEffusionLevelsUnique challenges