2021
Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy
Bovonratwet P, Retzky JS, Chen AZ, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Qureshi SA, Grauer JN, Albert TJ. Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021, 35: e306-e313. PMID: 34654773, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level posterior cervical foraminotomyPosterior cervical foraminotomyCervical radiculopathyInpatient proceduresCervical foraminotomyPerioperative complicationsAmbulatory proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionCohort comparison studyHospital lengthPain controlPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsWound complicationsNSQIP databasePatient characteristicsSite infectionIndividual complications
2019
Safety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Safety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement. Spine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30247372, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical total disc replacementCervical total disc replacementSingle-level ACDFPerioperative complicationsTotal disc replacementPerioperative outcomesOutpatient settingDisc replacementNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyPatient baseline characteristicsAdverse event profileAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databasePerioperative adverse eventsRate of readmissionLength of stayCohort comparison studyHospital stayAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsCervical discectomy
2018
Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Ondeck NT, Geddes BJ, Grauer JN. Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2018, 43: 447-453. PMID: 28700450, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionOperative timeLumbar fusionHospital lengthWound infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShorter mean hospital lengthQuality Improvement Program databaseScrew placementRadiation exposureContamination/infectionLower blood transfusionRetrospective cohort comparison studyMean hospital lengthMost adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseInstrumented posterior lumbar fusionInstrumented lumbar fusionSurgeon radiation exposureCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsPedicle screw placementPerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomes
2017
Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients
Bovonratwet P, Ottesen TD, Gala RJ, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 1188-1196. PMID: 29155341, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsNSQIP databaseInterbody fusionLumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity score-matched comparisonLower blood transfusionMost perioperative complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseRate of readmissionCareful patient selectionCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPLF casesHospital lengthPerioperative courseSelect patients