2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patientsRisk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Children Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery.
Mets EJ, Pathak N, Galivanche AR, McLynn RP, Frumberg DB, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Children Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 45: 31-37. PMID: 34846239, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20211124-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolismAdverse eventsRisk factorsOrthopedic surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseIncidence of VTEPostoperative venous thromboembolismMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsPreoperative blood transfusionIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsHigh-risk subpopulationsVTE prophylaxisPerioperative outcomesPatient demographicsBlood transfusionPatient factorsPediatric patientsSurgical variablesPreventable complicationsFemur fracturesPatient populationRetrospective analysisHospital Discharge Within a Day After Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Affect 1-Year Complications Compared With Rapid Discharge
Fassihi S, Malahias M, Gu A, Richardson S, Buller L, Stake S, De Martino I, Pathak N, Chen A, Ast M, Sculco P. Hospital Discharge Within a Day After Total Knee Arthroplasty Does Not Affect 1-Year Complications Compared With Rapid Discharge. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021, 29: 397-405. PMID: 32826664, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastySame-day dischargeDischarge groupKnee arthroplastyDay dischargeInpatient total knee arthroplastyPearlDiver Patient Records DatabaseSame-day discharge groupPrimary total knee arthroplastyTraditional dischargeSubsequent postoperative daysDay of surgeryLength of stayPeriprosthetic joint infectionPatient record databaseRapid dischargeEligible patientsOverall complicationsComplication rateHospital dischargePostoperative dayJoint infectionRevision rateDischarge cohortDiseases codes
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