2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patients
2015
Overall Similar Infection Rates Reported in the Physician-reported Scoliosis Research Society Database and the Chart-abstracted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database
Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Overall Similar Infection Rates Reported in the Physician-reported Scoliosis Research Society Database and the Chart-abstracted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Spine 2015, 40: 1431-1435. PMID: 26110664, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACS-NSQIP databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseInfection rateSRS databasePostoperative infectionProgram databaseAmerican CollegeScoliosis Research Society MorbidityAcute postoperative infectionSurgeon-reported dataPostoperative infection rateRetrospective cohort studyNinth Revision codesSimilar infection ratesDegenerative spondylolithesisCohort studyScheuermann's kyphosisSurgical databaseRevision codesSurgical correctionBACKGROUND DATASurgical cases
2014
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 ageComplication Rates Following Elective Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Diabetes
Golinvaux NS, Varthi AG, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Complication Rates Following Elective Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Diabetes. Spine 2014, 39: 1809-1816. PMID: 25010098, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Elective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLength of StayLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusLumbar fusion surgeryDiabetes mellitusPostoperative complicationsFusion surgeryLumbar fusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective lumbar fusion surgeryQuality Improvement Program databaseEffects of NIDDMVentilator-assisted respirationWound-related infectionsAdverse postoperative outcomesRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionDependent diabetes mellitusElective lumbar fusionPreoperative risk stratificationRisk of deathCommon chronic diseasesLength of stayCounseling of patientsUnplanned intubationPatient Characteristics Associated With Increased Postoperative Length of Stay and Readmission After Elective Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Basques BA, Varthi AG, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Patient Characteristics Associated With Increased Postoperative Length of Stay and Readmission After Elective Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Spine 2014, 39: 833-840. PMID: 24525996, PMCID: PMC4006290, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisAnesthesiologists class 3Independent risk factorBody mass indexSpinal stenosisRisk factorsElective laminectomyPostoperative lengthPatient characteristicsReadmission analysisMass indexAmerican CollegeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical site-related infectionsQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramAverage postoperative LOSImprovement Program databaseAmerican SocietyQuality Improvement ProgramClass 3Preoperative hematocritFactors 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