“July Effect” in Elective Spine Surgery
Bohl DD, Fu MC, Gruskay JA, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. “July Effect” in Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2014, 39: 603-611. PMID: 24384663, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsElective spine surgeryAdverse eventsJuly effectSpine surgeryResident involvementNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regressionFirst academic quarterRetrospective cohortProgram databaseInclusion criteriaStudy populationBACKGROUND DATAAmerican CollegeLogistic regressionPatient safetySurgeryConflicting resultsRisky populationTraining periodInvolvement