2024
Trends in management of odontoid fractures 2010–2021
Gouzoulis M, Seddio A, Rancu A, Jabbouri S, Moran J, Varthi A, Rubio D, Grauer J. Trends in management of odontoid fractures 2010–2021. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2024, 20: 100553. PMID: 39381260, PMCID: PMC11459689, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2024.100553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdontoid fracturesSurgical interventionPredictive factorsAdult patientsManagement of odontoid fracturesPosterior stabilizationMethods Adult patientsNon-clinical factorsRate of surgerySampled adult patientsYearly rateAnterior surgeryPosterior surgeryNonoperative careSurgical managementNonsurgical treatmentClinical factorsMale sexPosterior approachMultivariate analysisMedicare insuranceFracture managementSurgeryPatientsMidwest United StatesOutcomes following two-level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Relative to two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy.
Ratnasamy P, Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Varthi A, Grauer J. Outcomes following two-level Cervical Disc Arthroplasty Relative to two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy. Spine 2024 PMID: 39190404, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical disc arthroplasty patientsFive-year survivalCervical disc arthroplastyPostoperative adverse eventsSpine reoperationTwo-level cervical disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsACDF patientsPatient ageElixhauser Comorbidity IndexTreatment optionsMultivariate analysisDegenerative cervical spine pathologyTwo-level surgeryCervical spine pathologyTwo-level ACDFAnterior cervical discectomyNovel treatment optionsMinor adverse eventsCervical discectomyNo significant differenceSpine pathologyACDFReoperationComorbidity index
2022
Underweight patients are the highest risk body mass index group for perioperative adverse events following stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Ottesen TD, Galivanche AR, Greene JD, Malpani R, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Underweight patients are the highest risk body mass index group for perioperative adverse events following stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion. The Spine Journal 2022, 22: 1139-1148. PMID: 35231643, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2022.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseAnterior lumbar interbody fusionObese class 1Improvement Program databaseClass 2 patientsAdverse eventsUnderweight patientsBMI categoriesAdverse outcomesBMI spectrumInterbody fusionProgram databaseTwo-level anterior lumbar interbody fusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisThirty-day adverse eventsWorld Health Organization categoriesBody mass index groupsPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyPerioperative adverse eventsNormal-weight subjectsPost-operative infection
2014
Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection
Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Toy JO, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection. Spine 2014, 39: 1910-1916. PMID: 25188600, PMCID: PMC4192002, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating room timeRisk of infectionDay of surgerySurgical site infectionRoom timeSpine proceduresSite infectionOperative timeSpine surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMicroscope useMultivariate analysisDeep surgical site infectionSepsis/septic shockQuality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial surgical site infectionElective spinal proceduresElective spine proceduresOrgan space infectionAverage patient ageImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeRetrospective database reviewMultivariate logistic regression