2022
In-hospital complications after cervical fusion in cases with versus without cerebral palsy
Galivanche AR, Gillinov SM, Mercier MR, Schneble CA, Varthi AG, Grauer JN, Frumberg DB. In-hospital complications after cervical fusion in cases with versus without cerebral palsy. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100167. PMID: 36132746, PMCID: PMC9483629, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor adverse eventsCerebral palsyHospital complicationsAdverse eventsCervical fusionNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultiple logistic regression modelHospital adverse eventsCervical spine pathologyCervical fusion surgeryRetrospective cohort designMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression modelsHospital mortalityMore comorbiditiesHospital morbidityHospital stayPerioperative outcomesPreoperative variablesPropensity matchingSurgical interventionFusion surgeryCohort designSpine pathologyCervical pathologyA 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
2014
Increased Risk of Complications After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Elderly
Buerba RA, Giles E, Webb ML, Fu MC, Gvozdyev B, Grauer JN. Increased Risk of Complications After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in the Elderly. Spine 2014, 39: 2062-2069. PMID: 25271519, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyCervical discectomyElderly patientsPulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseCentral nervous system complicationsQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter operating room timeNervous system complicationsImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRetrospective cohort analysisDeep vein thrombosisRisk of complicationsMultivariate logistic regressionMulti-institutional databaseFisher's exact testOperating room timeLogistic regression modelsHospital complicationsPreoperative comorbiditiesUrinary complicationsPatients 65Respiratory complications