2015
Predicting Short-term Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Basques BA, Chung SH, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Predicting Short-term Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis. Spine 2015, 40: 1910-1917. PMID: 26261918, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionSevere adverse eventsShort-term morbidityNeuromuscular scoliosisAdverse eventsRisk factorsInfectious complicationsASA classificationSpinal fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseOnly independent risk factorPoor short-term outcomeShort-term adverse outcomesPrevious cardiac surgeryRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorOnly risk factorShort-term outcomesBody mass indexNMS patientsAnesthesiologists classificationCohort studyPatient characteristicsCardiac surgery
2014
Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation
Toy JO, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation. Spine 2014, 39: 1943-1949. PMID: 25188603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsAnesthesiologists class 4General health outcomesAdverse eventsVertebral augmentationInpatient statusRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseHealth outcomesPoor short-term outcomeQuality Improvement Program databasePostoperative mortality rateRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseShort-term outcomesVertebral compression fracturesVertebral augmentation proceduresAmerican SocietyNongeneral anesthesiaCohort studyPatient characteristicsPostoperative dayPulmonary diseaseCommon fracturesPatient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Patient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 473: 286-294. PMID: 25201091, PMCID: PMC4390920, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3911-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsLength of stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisAdverse eventsSurgical site infectionPerioperative morbiditySite infectionIdiopathic scoliosisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramExtended LOSPoor short-term outcomeSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInitial hospital stayResultsTwenty-seven patientsManagement of obesityIndividual adverse eventsShort-term outcomesTotal hospital costsMultivariate logistic regressionQuality Improvement ProgramHospital stayHospital readmissionNinety-fifth percentileOperative time