2020
High, As Well As Low, Preoperative Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Posterior Lumbar Surgery.
Malpani R, Gala RJ, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Clark MG, Mercier MR, Pathak N, Mets EJ, Grauer JN. High, As Well As Low, Preoperative Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Posterior Lumbar Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 349-356. PMID: 32045405, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar surgeryPreoperative platelet countLow platelet countPlatelet countLumbar surgeryAdverse outcomesAdverse eventsHospital lengthNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLow preoperative platelet countPreoperative low platelet countQuality Improvement Program databaseHigh platelet groupLonger hospital lengthLumbar surgery patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyHigher platelet countsLarger patient populationPostoperative complicationsCohort studyPlatelet group
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