2015
Patient factors associated with 30-day morbidity, mortality, and length of stay after surgery for subdural hematoma: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Lukasiewicz AM, Grant RA, Basques BA, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Patient factors associated with 30-day morbidity, mortality, and length of stay after surgery for subdural hematoma: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 124: 760-6. PMID: 26315000, DOI: 10.3171/2015.2.jns142721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramASA class 4Serious adverse eventsSubdural hematomaAdverse eventsAdverse outcomesQuality Improvement ProgramMale sexAmerican CollegeCommon individual adverse eventsAcute traumatic subdural hematomaOperating roomAverage hospital LOSDay of surgeryIndividual adverse eventsAnesthesiologists class 4Length of stayVentilator-dependent patientsTraumatic subdural hematomaClass 4Hospital LOSVentilator dependenceDelirious patients
2014
Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation
Toy JO, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation. Spine 2014, 39: 1943-1949. PMID: 25188603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsAnesthesiologists class 4General health outcomesAdverse eventsVertebral augmentationInpatient statusRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseHealth outcomesPoor short-term outcomeQuality Improvement Program databasePostoperative mortality rateRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseShort-term outcomesVertebral compression fracturesVertebral augmentation proceduresAmerican SocietyNongeneral anesthesiaCohort studyPatient characteristicsPostoperative dayPulmonary diseaseCommon fractures