Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
Basques BA, Gardner EC, Varthi AG, Fu MC, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2014, 43: 169-175. PMID: 25294869, DOI: 10.1177/0363546514551923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsMedical comorbiditiesOlder patientsArthroscopic meniscectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisOdds of readmissionPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseHistory of smokingCase-control studyEvidence of osteoarthritisLevel of evidenceLogistic regression analysisComorbidity burdenPulmonary diseasePatient selectionPreoperative counselingCommon surgeryMean ageFactors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Yacob A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Factors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2014, 39: 728-735. PMID: 24480948, PMCID: PMC3991728, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal drain outputDrain outputSurgical drain placementSurgical drain outputNeck hematomaDrain placementSurgical drainsRetrospective cohort studyAnterior cervical discectomyHistory of smokingRisk of complicationsPostoperative neck hematomaAge 50 yearsMultivariate logistic regressionSingle academic institutionAverage drain outputElective ACDFCervical discectomyCohort studyConsecutive patientsDrain useIndependent predictorsFactors PredictiveMedical recordsACDF