2024
Goldenhar syndrome associated with increased risk of respiratory failure and reoperations following spinal deformity surgery
Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Seddio A, Grauer J, Tuason D. Goldenhar syndrome associated with increased risk of respiratory failure and reoperations following spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39249241, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00963-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionGoldenhar syndromeAdverse eventsRespiratory failureSpinal fusionDeformity surgeryIncreasing odds of respiratory failureOdds ratioRisk of respiratory failureOdds of respiratory failureIncidence of adverse eventsIncidence of reoperationSpinal deformity surgeryRisk of adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with scoliosisNational sample of patientsSample of patientsBackgroundGoldenhar syndromeSpinal manifestationsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPearlDiver database
2022
Marfan syndrome and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients have similar 90-day postoperative outcomes and 5-year reoperation rates after spinal deformity surgery
Joo PY, Caruana DL, Gouzoulis MJ, Moore HG, Zhu JR, Ameri B, Grauer JN. Marfan syndrome and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients have similar 90-day postoperative outcomes and 5-year reoperation rates after spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity 2022, 10: 1169-1174. PMID: 35362940, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00501-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisMarfan syndromeReoperation rateAIS patientsOdds ratioMFS patientsFive-Year Reoperation RatesNinety-day outcomesMinor adverse eventsMultivariate odds ratiosPosterior spinal fusionSpinal deformity surgeryComorbidity indexAdverse eventsDeformity surgeryAdministrative databasesRelative riskSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisPatientsRepresentative sampleAgeOutcomesSexReadmission
2017
After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness
Samuel AM, Fu MC, Anandasivam NS, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Kim HJ, Grauer JN. After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness. Spine 2017, 42: 1880-1887. PMID: 28538595, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult spinal deformityPosterior spinal fusionOperative timeSurgical invasivenessSpinal deformitySpinal fusionMultivariate analysisPerioperative outcomesPosterior fusionOperative timingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIndependent effectsQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyLonger operative timeOverall operative timeAdult deformity surgeryInvasive surgical proceduresInpatient complicationsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityAdult patientsCohort studyDeformity surgery