Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy
Basques BA, Gardner EC, Varthi AG, Fu MC, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Short-term Adverse Events and Readmission After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy. The American Journal Of Sports Medicine 2014, 43: 169-175. PMID: 25294869, DOI: 10.1177/0363546514551923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsMedical comorbiditiesOlder patientsArthroscopic meniscectomySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisOdds of readmissionPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseHistory of smokingCase-control studyEvidence of osteoarthritisLevel of evidenceLogistic regression analysisComorbidity burdenPulmonary diseasePatient selectionPreoperative counselingCommon surgeryMean agePreoperative Factors Affecting Length of Stay After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With and Without Corpectomy
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. Preoperative Factors Affecting Length of Stay After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With and Without Corpectomy. Spine 2014, 39: 939-946. PMID: 24718069, PMCID: PMC4024365, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCervical VertebraeComorbidityConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicConnecticutDiskectomyElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansLength of StayLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionConceptsElective anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSPreoperative factorsCervical discectomyPulmonary diseaseRetrospective cohort studyCervical spine pathologyProlonged hospital lengthFactors Affecting LengthCommon treatment modalityMultivariate logistic regressionSingle academic institutionElective ACDFHospital lengthCohort studyPatient demographicsAverage LOSSingle institutionTreatment modalitiesOperative characteristicsSpine pathologyACDFBACKGROUND DATAPatients