2023
Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system instruments in knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review of the literature
Czerwonka N, Gupta P, Desai S, Hickernell T, Neuwirth A, Trofa D. Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system instruments in knee arthroplasty patients: a systematic review of the literature. Knee Surgery & Related Research 2023, 35: 27. PMID: 38041197, PMCID: PMC10690965, DOI: 10.1186/s43019-023-00201-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplasty patientsKnee arthroplasty patientsGlobal physical healthPatient-reported outcome measurementsArthroplasty patientsPain interferencePhysical functionSystematic reviewPROMIS domainsOutcome measurementsPatient-reported outcome measurement instrumentsGlobal mental healthOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instrumentsPROMIS Global Physical HealthCeiling effectsPhysical healthAchievement of MCIDPROMIS Pain InterferencePercentage of patientsMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesOutcome measurement instrumentsPubMed/MEDLINEPreferred Reporting ItemsPROMIS outcomesFirst systematic review
2021
Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Kaidi A, Hammoor B, Tatka J, Neuwirth A, Levine W, Hickernell T. Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2021, 10: 35-40. PMID: 34286054, PMCID: PMC8274244, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyLonger operative timeOperative timeMultivariable linear regressionNurse handoffsTHA patientsIntraoperative handoffsTotal joint arthroplasty patientsPrimary total hipJoint arthroplasty patientsRetrospective chart reviewNurse staffing modelsLong caseTJA patientsChart reviewArthroplasty patientsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyMultiple confoundersJoint arthroplastySurgeon characteristicsSurgical casesPatientsPatient information
2019
Consensus on Reducing Risk in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Revision Surgery
Hickernell T, Cooper H. Consensus on Reducing Risk in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Revision Surgery. Techniques In Orthopaedics 2019, 34: 216-221. DOI: 10.1097/bto.0000000000000395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionSurgical complicationsSite infectionRevision surgeryRevision hipHigh-volume medical centerNegative wound pressure therapyFrequent surgical complicationsRevision arthroplasty patientsTotal joint arthroplastyRenal complicationsUnplanned readmissionWound complicationsArthroplasty patientsPreoperative settingPressure therapyTranexamic acidPrimary arthroplastyCell salvageJoint arthroplastyRevision arthroplastyMedical CenterComplicationsArthroplastyPatients
2017
Creation of an Online Wiki Improves Post-Operative Surgical Protocol Adherence in Arthroplasty Patients
Swart E, Miller D, Hickernell T, Bozic K, Geller J, Macaulay W. Creation of an Online Wiki Improves Post-Operative Surgical Protocol Adherence in Arthroplasty Patients. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 32: 2319-2324.e6. PMID: 28372915, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.02.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative care pathwaysPost-operative protocolsProtocol adherenceCare pathwayUnnecessary testingOverall protocol adherencePain control regimenLower extremity arthroplastyHigh-volume clinical settingArthroplasty patientsPathway adherenceRetrospective reviewControl regimenInpatient careLaboratory ordersClinical settingAdherenceCarePatientsPractical barriersRegimenArthroplastyYearsPathwayMonths