2024
The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release
Kammien A, Shvedova M, Allam O, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: e45-e49. PMID: 38984645, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative opioid prescriptionMorphine milligram equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsPain controlSurgical settingPostoperative painOffice-based surgeryOperating roomMultivariate analysisPerception of postoperative painOpioid prescribing patternsPostoperative pain controlReducing opioid prescriptionsNational administrative claims databaseElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreChronic back/neck painHand surgeryComorbidity Index scoreAdministrative claims databaseMonitored anesthesia careMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataPrescribed opioidsPerioperative opioidsPreoperative dataThe Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release.
Kammien A, Hu K, Collar J, Rancu A, Zhao K, Grauer J, Colen D. The Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release. Hand 2024, 15589447241247247. PMID: 38654508, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241247247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarpal tunnel releasePerioperative opioid prescriptionOpioid prescriptionsAssociation of opioid prescriptionsSurgical settingOpioid utilizationPerioperative opioid utilizationMorphine milligram equivalentsAdministrative claims databaseOpioid dependence/abuseMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPain controlPreoperative dataBilateral surgeryTraditional anesthesiaBack/neck painMatched cohortOffice-based surgeryComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisOpioidSurgeryAnesthetic technique
2022
The role of Vertebral Augmentation Procedures in the management of vertebral compression fractures secondary to multiple myeloma
Eseonu K, Panchmatia J, Streetly M, Grauer J, Fakouri B. The role of Vertebral Augmentation Procedures in the management of vertebral compression fractures secondary to multiple myeloma. Hematological Oncology 2022, 41: 323-334. PMID: 36440820, DOI: 10.1002/hon.3102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebral augmentation proceduresVertebral compression fracturesMid-vertebral heightBalloon kyphoplastyMultiple myelomaPain controlCompression fracturesSpinal lesionsCurrent evidenceLong-term pain controlAugmentation proceduresNew oncological therapiesNon-operative managementEfficacy of vertebroplastySuperior functional outcomesFractured vertebral bodyVertebral body heightSoft tissue massSoft tissue lesionsSpinal bracingPalliative radiotherapySegmental kyphosisSurgical decompressionKyphotic deformitySerious complications
2021
Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy
Bovonratwet P, Retzky JS, Chen AZ, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Qureshi SA, Grauer JN, Albert TJ. Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021, 35: e306-e313. PMID: 34654773, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level posterior cervical foraminotomyPosterior cervical foraminotomyCervical radiculopathyInpatient proceduresCervical foraminotomyPerioperative complicationsAmbulatory proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionCohort comparison studyHospital lengthPain controlPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsWound complicationsNSQIP databasePatient characteristicsSite infectionIndividual complications