2022
Correlation of Patient Reported Satisfaction With Adverse Events Following Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Single Institution Analysis
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, McLean R, Kammien AJ, Toombs CS, Rubio DR, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Correlation of Patient Reported Satisfaction With Adverse Events Following Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Single Institution Analysis. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100160. PMID: 36118954, PMCID: PMC9478916, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar fusion surgeryLumbar fusion surgeryAdverse eventsHCAHPS surveyPLF surgeryFusion surgerySelf-reported patient satisfactionPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort analysisPost-discharge careSingle-institution analysisHospital Consumer AssessmentPatient satisfaction metricsCorrelation of patientsHCAHPS survey dataTop-box responsesPLF patientsSurvey response ratePatient satisfactionSingle institutionHospital experiencePatients' perceptionsHospital careCohort analysisPatients
2018
Evaluating the effect of growing patient numbers and changing data elements in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database over the years: a study of posterior lumbar fusion outcomes
Shultz BN, Bovonratwet P, Ondeck NT, Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Evaluating the effect of growing patient numbers and changing data elements in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database over the years: a study of posterior lumbar fusion outcomes. The Spine Journal 2018, 18: 1982-1988. PMID: 29649610, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNSQIP databaseERA groupPreoperative characteristicsPostoperative outcomesBlood transfusionSeptic shockOutcome studiesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPosterior lumbar fusion surgeryLumbar fusion outcomesRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseYear of surgeryDeep vein thrombosisUrinary tract infectionLumbar fusion surgeryPostoperative day 30Number of patientsMultivariate Poisson regressionQuality Improvement ProgramPerioperative outcomes
2015
Risk Factors for Blood Transfusion With Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Basques BA, Anandasivam NS, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Blood Transfusion With Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2015, 40: 1792-1797. PMID: 26165220, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionBlood transfusionLumbar fusionPostoperative outcomesRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseDeep surgical site infectionShort-term postoperative outcomesQuality Improvement Program databasePosterior lumbar fusion surgeryRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionLumbar fusion surgeryAnesthesiologists classPostoperative complicationsPostoperative lengthPreoperative hematocritCohort studyPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolismBlood lossPulmonary disease
2014
Complication Rates Following Elective Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Diabetes
Golinvaux NS, Varthi AG, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Complication Rates Following Elective Lumbar Fusion in Patients With Diabetes. Spine 2014, 39: 1809-1816. PMID: 25010098, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Elective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLength of StayLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusLumbar fusion surgeryDiabetes mellitusPostoperative complicationsFusion surgeryLumbar fusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective lumbar fusion surgeryQuality Improvement Program databaseEffects of NIDDMVentilator-assisted respirationWound-related infectionsAdverse postoperative outcomesRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionDependent diabetes mellitusElective lumbar fusionPreoperative risk stratificationRisk of deathCommon chronic diseasesLength of stayCounseling of patientsUnplanned intubation