2022
A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease
Galivanche AR, Schneble CA, David WB, Mercier MR, Kammien AJ, Ottesen TD, Saifi C, Whang PG, Grauer JN, Varthi AG. A comparison of in-hospital outcomes after elective anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in cases with and without Parkinson's Disease. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100164. PMID: 36304443, PMCID: PMC9594612, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsParkinson's diseaseElective ACDFComorbidity burdenCervical discectomyMedical complicationsPD casesElective anterior cervical discectomyNational Inpatient Sample databaseGreater riskAssociation of PDCervical degenerative pathologyPostoperative medical complicationsLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsHospital outcomesComplication rateSurgical complicationsUnmatched populationACDF casesSurgical interventionComorbidity variables
2016
Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Gruskay JA, Fu M, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Buerba RA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e34-e42. PMID: 24525748, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeDatabases, FactualDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLength of StayMaleOrthopedicsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayElective anterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSAnterior cervical discectomyAge 65 yearsMajor complicationsExtended surgery timeMultivariate analysisPreoperative anemiaPreoperative factorsCervical discectomySurgery timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseAverage LOSOrgan space infectionVenous thrombotic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseFactors Affecting LengthLarge database analysisACDF proceduresASA scorePerioperative factorsPerioperative variablesPostoperative complications
2014
Preoperative Factors Affecting Length of Stay After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With and Without Corpectomy
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. Preoperative Factors Affecting Length of Stay After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With and Without Corpectomy. Spine 2014, 39: 939-946. PMID: 24718069, PMCID: PMC4024365, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCervical VertebraeComorbidityConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutDiskectomyElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansLength of StayLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionConceptsElective anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSPreoperative factorsCervical discectomyPulmonary diseaseRetrospective cohort studyCervical spine pathologyProlonged hospital lengthFactors Affecting LengthCommon treatment modalityMultivariate logistic regressionSingle academic institutionElective ACDFHospital lengthCohort studyPatient demographicsAverage LOSSingle institutionTreatment modalitiesOperative characteristicsSpine pathologyACDFBACKGROUND DATAPatients
2013
Complications and Length of Stay Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A NSQIP Database Study
Gruskay J, Fu M, Basques B, Buerba R, Webb M, Bohl D, Grauer J. Complications and Length of Stay Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A NSQIP Database Study. The Spine Journal 2013, 13: s126. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomyCervical discectomyDatabase studyDiscectomyComplications