2018
Incidence and considerations of 90-day readmissions following posterior lumbar fusion
Cui JJ, Gala RJ, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Bovonratwet P, Shultz B, Grauer JN. Incidence and considerations of 90-day readmissions following posterior lumbar fusion. The Spine Journal 2018, 19: 631-636. PMID: 30219360, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionDays of dischargeReadmission ratesBaseline readmission ratesHuman Investigation CommitteeAdmission ratesDay readmissionLumbar fusionUtilization Project Nationwide Readmissions DatabaseAverage daily admission rateBaseline admission rateBundled payment plansNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHospital admission dataAverage admission rateDaily admission ratesCalendar yearCurrent quality metricsPLF patientsPatient demographicsPostoperative dayRetrospective studyPatient counselingPatient outcomesSpine surgery
2017
Discriminative Ability of Elixhauser's Comorbidity Measure is Superior to Other Comorbidity Scores for Inpatient Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Discriminative Ability of Elixhauser's Comorbidity Measure is Superior to Other Comorbidity Scores for Inpatient Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 250-257. PMID: 28927567, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser comorbidity measuresCharlson Comorbidity IndexTotal hip arthroplastyAdverse outcomesComorbidity measuresComorbidity indexHip arthroplastyDiscriminative abilityBody mass indexNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayAdverse patient outcomesComorbidity scoreHospital stayPerioperative courseFrailty indexMass indexComplication measuresPatient's probabilityInpatient SamplePatient outcomesDemographic factors ageHigh riskOptimize outcomesAdmission center