2021
Postoperative bracing practices after elective lumbar spine surgery: A questionnaire study of U.S. spine surgeons
Pathak N, Scott MC, Galivanche AR, Burroughs PJ, Moore HG, Hilibrand AS, Malpani R, Justen M, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Postoperative bracing practices after elective lumbar spine surgery: A questionnaire study of U.S. spine surgeons. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2021, 5: 100055. PMID: 35141620, PMCID: PMC8820027, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective lumbar surgeryLumbar surgerySpine surgerySpine surgeonsElective lumbar spine surgeryMajority of respondentsElective spine surgeryUse of orthosesLumbar spine surgeryLateral interbody fusionNon-fusion surgeryDuration of useChi-square testType of braceEvidence-based practiceInterbody fusionLumbar fusionSurgeon respondentsSurgeryMost surgeonsSacral orthosisSurgeonsOrthosesOne-way analysisDemographic information
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