2024
Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond
Kim L, Halperin S, Grauer J. Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: 1459-1466. PMID: 38570035, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionRevision lumbar surgeryLumbar discectomyLumbar surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSite infectionFactors associated with surgical site infectionPreoperative diagnosis of infectionIncidence of secondary surgeryLumbar discectomy patientsDiagnosis of infectionMultivariate logistic regressionPreoperative diagnosisDiscectomy patientsPostoperative complicationsIndex surgeryPatient ageSecondary surgerySpinal surgeryIndependent predictorsAdult patientsLumbar fusionPerforming surgeryDiscectomyI&D
2023
Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients
Yalcin S, Joo P, McLaughlin W, Moran J, Caruana D, Flores M, Grauer J, Medvecky M. Factors Associated With Increased Opioid Prescriptions Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Opioid-Naïve Patients. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 5: 100740. PMID: 37645399, PMCID: PMC10461142, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2023.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionOpioid-naïve patientsOpioid prescriptionsCruciate ligament reconstructionOrthopaedic surgeonsMean MMEOpioid useLigament reconstructionPreoperative diagnosisArthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionMedical providersFollowing Anterior Cruciate Ligament ReconstructionOlder ageRetrospective cohort studyCollateral ligament repairSubstance use disordersMean morphineNaïve patientsOpioid dosesPrescriber specialtyCohort studyPatient factorsChronic painAverage MMEPhysician specialty