2021
Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes are at greater risk for perioperative adverse outcomes following total hip arthroplasty
Webb ML, Justen MA, Kerbel YE, Scanlon CM, Nelson CL, Grauer JN. Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes are at greater risk for perioperative adverse outcomes following total hip arthroplasty. Hip International 2021, 32: 730-736. PMID: 33566714, DOI: 10.1177/1120700020988834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPerioperative adverse outcomesAdverse outcomesDiabetes mellitusHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total hip arthroplastyAdditional adverse outcomesImprovement Program databaseInsulin-dependent diabeticsPreoperative risk stratificationInsulin-dependent diabetesQuality improvement initiativesInsulin useDependent diabeticsRisk stratificationProgram databasePatientsMultivariate analysisGreater riskImprovement initiativesDiabeticsOutcomesDiabetes
2020
Readmissions After Distal Radius Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: An Analysis of 11,124 Patients
Malpani R, John TS, Mercier MR, Ottesen TD, Nduaguba AM, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Readmissions After Distal Radius Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: An Analysis of 11,124 Patients. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2020, 4: e20.00110. PMID: 33969951, PMCID: PMC7384800, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-20-00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseMultivariate analysisAnesthesiologists classOpen reductionInternal fixationRisk factorsProgram databaseMedical reasonsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePredictors of readmissionInsulin-dependent diabetesCommon surgical procedureQuality improvement initiativesAmerican SocietyPostoperative readmissionsIndex surgeryInsulin usePerioperative factorsUnplanned readmissionPatient demographicsPerioperative outcomesAdult patientsSurgical reasons
2017
General Health Adverse Events Within 30 Days Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in US Patients: A Comparison of Spine Surgeons’ Perceptions and Reported Data for Rates and Risk Factors
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Bovonratwet P, Geddes BJ, Cui JJ, McLynn RP, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. General Health Adverse Events Within 30 Days Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in US Patients: A Comparison of Spine Surgeons’ Perceptions and Reported Data for Rates and Risk Factors. Global Spine Journal 2017, 8: 345-353. PMID: 29977718, PMCID: PMC6022956, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217723017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative adverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramAnterior cervical discectomyPatient risk factorsAdverse eventsRisk factorsCervical discectomyPatient factorsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSpine surgeons’ perceptionOccurrence of complicationsSurgeons' perceptionsNational dataQuality improvement initiativesQuality Improvement ProgramElective ACDFAccuracy of surgeonsACDF proceduresPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewUS patientsNSQIP dataProspective dataSurgeon's assessmentSuch complicationsOf 20,376 Lumbar Discectomies, 2.6% of Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days
Webb ML, Nelson SJ, Save A, Cui J, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Of 20,376 Lumbar Discectomies, 2.6% of Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days. Spine 2017, 42: 1267-1273. PMID: 27926671, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionLumbar discectomyThromboembolic eventsHospital readmissionSite infectionSurgical variablesCommon reasonSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseCauses of readmissionHigher American SocietyImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyDay of surgeryQuality-based reimbursementQuality improvement initiativesPearson chi-squareAnesthesiologists classPostoperative painPatient demographicsCohort studyOperative timeAffordable Care ActRisk factors