2022
In-hospital complications after cervical fusion in cases with versus without cerebral palsy
Galivanche AR, Gillinov SM, Mercier MR, Schneble CA, Varthi AG, Grauer JN, Frumberg DB. In-hospital complications after cervical fusion in cases with versus without cerebral palsy. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100167. PMID: 36132746, PMCID: PMC9483629, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsCerebral palsyHospital complicationsAdverse eventsCervical fusionNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultiple logistic regression modelHospital adverse eventsCervical spine pathologyCervical fusion surgeryRetrospective cohort designMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityMore comorbiditiesHospital morbidityHospital stayPerioperative outcomesPreoperative variablesPropensity matchingSurgical interventionFusion surgeryCohort designSpine pathologyCervical pathology
2018
Different Fusion Approaches for Single-level Lumbar Spondylolysis Have Similar Perioperative Outcomes
Gala RJ, Bovonratwet P, Webb ML, Varthi AG, Daubs MD, Grauer JN. Different Fusion Approaches for Single-level Lumbar Spondylolysis Have Similar Perioperative Outcomes. Spine 2018, 43: e111-e117. PMID: 28591074, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionAnterior lumbar interbody fusionPosterior spinal fusionPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsLong-term outcomesLumbar interbody fusionLumbar spondylolysisPerioperative outcomesOperative timeSurgical approachFusion groupInterbody fusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement databasePerioperative adverse event ratesSimilar long-term outcomesPropensity scoreMinor adverse eventsPrevious cohort studiesSerious adverse eventsSimilar perioperative outcomesAdverse event ratesIndividual adverse eventsQuality improvement database
2016
Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion
Varthi AG, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Perioperative Outcomes After Cervical Laminoplasty Versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e226-e232. PMID: 25310393, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultilevel cervical pathologyBaseline patient characteristicsCervical laminoplastyShort-term outcomesPosterior decompressionLaminoplasty patientsFusion patientsCervical decompressionAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsCervical pathologySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseWorse short-term outcomesCharlson Comorbidity IndexPosterior cervical decompressionRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseLength of stayBivariate logistic regressionAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreComorbidity indexPerioperative outcomes