2022
Adverse Events After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Are Not Sufficiently Characterized With 30-day Follow-up: A Database Study
Kammien AJ, Zhu JR, Gillinov SM, Gouzoulis MJ, Grauer JN. Adverse Events After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Are Not Sufficiently Characterized With 30-day Follow-up: A Database Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2022, 30: 528-533. PMID: 35234736, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-21-01121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionTime of diagnosisAdverse eventsLumbar fusionIndividual adverse outcomesNinety-day ratesAcute kidney injurySurgical site infectionUrinary tract infectionSpecific adverse eventsMultiple adverse eventsPLF patientsKidney injuryCardiac eventsTract infectionsVenous thromboembolismPostoperative periodSite infectionAdverse outcomesPatient counselingAdministrative data setsDatabase studyDay 0Time pointsInterquartile range
2018
Longer Operative Time Is Associated With Increased Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: 15-Minute Intervals Matter.
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Bovonratwet P, Singh K, Grauer JN. Longer Operative Time Is Associated With Increased Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: 15-Minute Intervals Matter. Orthopedics 2018, 41: e483-e488. PMID: 29708570, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180424-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical diskectomyOperative timeAdverse eventsCervical diskectomyPerioperative outcomesSurgical durationSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIndividual adverse outcomesPostoperative adverse eventsLonger operative timeGreater operative timeQuality Improvement ProgramUnplanned intubationHospital stayBaseline characteristicsVenous thromboembolismHospital readmissionAdverse outcomesPatient variablesAmerican CollegeAnesthetic effectSurgical pathologyPhysiologic stress