Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond
Kim L, Halperin S, Grauer J. Surgical site infection following isolated lumbar discectomy increases odds of revision lumbar surgery within first 6 months, but not beyond. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: 1459-1466. PMID: 38570035, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionRevision lumbar surgeryLumbar discectomyLumbar surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSite infectionFactors associated with surgical site infectionPreoperative diagnosis of infectionIncidence of secondary surgeryLumbar discectomy patientsDiagnosis of infectionMultivariate logistic regressionPreoperative diagnosisDiscectomy patientsPostoperative complicationsIndex surgeryPatient ageSecondary surgerySpinal surgeryIndependent predictorsAdult patientsLumbar fusionPerforming surgeryDiscectomyI&DFemale Patients Undergoing Latarjet Surgery Show Similar 2-Year Secondary Surgery Rates but Greater Risk of Emergency Department Visits Compared With a Matched Cohort of Male Patients
Gillinov S, Islam W, Modrak M, Mahatme R, Wilhelm C, McLaughlin W, Surucu S, Moran J, Lee M, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Female Patients Undergoing Latarjet Surgery Show Similar 2-Year Secondary Surgery Rates but Greater Risk of Emergency Department Visits Compared With a Matched Cohort of Male Patients. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2024, 40: 2645-2651.e1. PMID: 38513877, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2024.02.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary surgery rateElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreCohort of male patientsBody mass indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSurgery ratesRecurrent shoulder instabilityFemale patientsMale patientsLatarjet procedureFemale sexShoulder instabilityED visitsIncidence of secondary surgeryEmergency departmentAssociated with female sexInternational Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 diagnosisNational administrative claims databaseKaplan-Meier analysisAssociated with OREvaluate sex-based differencesTreatment of recurrent shoulder instabilityPostoperative emergency departmentMultivariate logistic regressionAdministrative claims database