2020
Perioperative Outcomes in 17,947 Patients Undergoing 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus 1-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy for Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Conditions: A Propensity Score Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis
Galivanche AR, Gala R, Bagi PS, Boylan AJ, Dussik CM, Coutinho PD, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. Perioperative Outcomes in 17,947 Patients Undergoing 2-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Versus 1-Level Anterior Cervical Corpectomy for Treatment of Cervical Degenerative Conditions: A Propensity Score Matched National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. Neurospine 2020, 17: 871-878. PMID: 33401865, PMCID: PMC7788425, DOI: 10.14245/ns.2040134.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexCervical degenerative conditionsAnterior cervical corpectomyAnterior cervical discectomyOperative timeFunctional statusCervical corpectomyAdverse eventsCervical discectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseDegenerative conditionsQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreMultivariate logistic regression analysisAnesthesiologists physical status classificationMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databasePhysical status classificationShorter operative timeHigher functional statusMultivariate logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisASA PS classification
2013
Orthopedic trauma surgery in the morbidly obese patient
Bozzio A, Gala R, Villasenor M, Hao J, Mauffrey C. Orthopedic trauma surgery in the morbidly obese patient. European Journal Of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 2013, 24: 421-425. PMID: 23608970, DOI: 10.1007/s00590-013-1220-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorbidly obese patientsIntra-operative strategiesObese patientsPre-operative planningTreatment of morbidly obese patientsNormal body mass indexPrevalence of morbid obesityPeri-operative issuesBody mass indexMedical co-morbiditiesOrthopedic trauma surgeryOrthopedic injuriesMorbid obesityPurposeThe treatmentMass indexTreatment strategiesConclusionThe prevalenceCo-morbiditiesX-ray techniciansInjured patientsOccupational therapistsPatientsOrthopedic traumaStable fixationTrauma surgery