2021
Machine Learning Model Developed to Aid in Patient Selection for Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty
Lopez C, Ding J, Trofa D, Cooper H, Geller J, Hickernell T. Machine Learning Model Developed to Aid in Patient Selection for Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty. Arthroplasty Today 2021, 13: 13-23. PMID: 34917716, PMCID: PMC8666332, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutpatient total joint arthroplastyShorter LOSLength of stayTotal joint arthroplastySame-day dischargeTotal knee arthroplastyPatient selectionJoint arthroplastySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramElective total knee arthroplastySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramTotal hip arthroplasty casesPreoperative patient selectionHip arthroplasty casesBroader patient populationLogistic regression analysisQuality Improvement ProgramElectronic medical recordsMedical comorbiditiesSurgical candidatesTKA casesKnee arthroplastyPatient populationTHA cases
2018
Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
Hickernell T, Lakra A, Berg A, Cooper H, Geller J, Shah R. Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 3637-3641. PMID: 30170713, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesDronabinolFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMorphinePain ManagementPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient SatisfactionPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayNausea/vomitingMorphine equivalentsTotal joint arthroplastyDronabinol groupTJA patientsPhysical therapyVisual analog scale pain scoreVisual analog scale scoreMultimodal pain regimenOpioid morphine equivalentsPost-arthroplasty patientsPrimary TJA patientsTotal morphine equivalentsScale pain scoresAnalog scale scoreBody mass indexEffects of dronabinolMann-Whitney U testT-testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMultimodal painPain regimenPain scores