2017
Of 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
2015
Risk Factors for Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Ankle Fractures.
Basques BA, Miller CP, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Ankle Fractures. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2015, 44: e220-4. PMID: 26161767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsBody mass indexDependent functional statusAnkle fracturesThromboembolic eventsFunctional statusHeart diseaseRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOccurrence of VTEsQuality Improvement Program databaseRetrospective national cohort studyHigher body mass indexAnkle fracture ORIFImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorAnkle fracture patientsDeep vein thrombosisNational cohort studyVTE prophylaxisFracture patientsPostoperative dayPulmonary embolismVein thrombosis