2024
Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure?
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Pathak N, Joo P, Luo X, Grauer J. Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure? PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0312159. PMID: 39436931, PMCID: PMC11495619, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCarpal Tunnel SyndromeFemaleHandHumansMaleMiddle AgedReoperationSurgeonsTrigger Finger Disorder
2020
Thirty-Day Readmissions After Aseptic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Rates, Predictors, and Reasons Vary by Surgical Indication
Pathak N, Kahlenberg CA, Moore HG, Sculco PK, Grauer JN. Thirty-Day Readmissions After Aseptic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Rates, Predictors, and Reasons Vary by Surgical Indication. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2020, 35: 3673-3678. PMID: 32684401, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramThirty-day readmissionTotal hip arthroplastyRecurrent dislocationSurgical indicationsAseptic looseningPeriprosthetic fracturesPostoperative dislocationHip arthroplastyAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyMultivariate analysisPatients meeting inclusion criteriaSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramRevision total hip arthroplastyDifferent surgical indicationsPostoperative care pathwaysMeeting inclusion criteriaQuality Improvement ProgramFurther multivariate analysisAseptic indicationsFracture cohortPostoperative predictorsReadmission ratesReadmission riskCare pathway
2019
Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery.
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Adrados M, Pathak N, McLynn RP, Anandasivam NS, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Admission NarxCare Narcotics Scores are not Associated With Adverse Surgical Outcomes or Self-reported Patient Satisfaction Following Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2019, 44: 1515-1522. PMID: 31356498, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient satisfactionAdverse eventsNarcotic scoreSurvey response rateSpine surgeryResponse rateLogistic regressionSelf-reported patient satisfactionElective spine surgeryPreoperative opioid usePostoperative patient satisfactionTime of admissionAdverse surgical outcomesSpine surgery casesHospital Consumer AssessmentHCAHPS survey resultsDifferent narcoticsNarcotic usagePerioperative outcomesNarcotic utilizationOpioid usePatient characteristicsPostoperative outcomesNarcotic group