Peri-Arthroscopic Management of Immunosuppressive Medications in Patients with Rheumatic Disease A Survey of Practice Trends Among Rheumatologists and Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons.
Vasavada K, Jazrawi L, Samuels J. Peri-Arthroscopic Management of Immunosuppressive Medications in Patients with Rheumatic Disease A Survey of Practice Trends Among Rheumatologists and Sports Medicine Orthopedic Surgeons. Bulletin Of The NYU Hospital For Joint Disease 2024, 82: 186-193. PMID: 39150872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJanus kinase inhibitorsRheumatic disease patientsHigh-risk surgeryAnterior cruciate ligamentRisk surgeryOrthopedic surgeonsDisease patientsRisk of disease flarePreferred patientsRisk of postoperative infectionJanus kinaseDose of rituximabUse of immunosuppressantsManagement of immunosuppressionFellowship-trained orthopedic surgeonsManagement of immunosuppressive medicationsSynthetic diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugsSports medicine surgeonsSports medicine orthopedic surgeonsAnti-rheumatic medicationsEvidence-based guidelinesImmunosuppressive medicationsPostoperative infectionDisease flareAntirheumatic drugsPostoperative complications in rheumatic disease patients undergoing arthroscopy on immunosuppression
Vasavada K, Lin C, Jazrawi L, Samuels J. Postoperative complications in rheumatic disease patients undergoing arthroscopy on immunosuppression. The Physician And Sportsmedicine 2024, 52: 507-512. PMID: 38410886, DOI: 10.1080/00913847.2024.2324363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of postoperative complicationsRheumatic disease patientsRheumatic disease typePostoperative complicationsDisease patientsRisk of postoperative complicationsPostoperative complication incidenceSignificance of between-group differencesFisher's exact testDisease typeRheumatic disease diagnosisStatistically significant differenceDisease patient populationSports medicine surgeryRetrospective reviewComplication ratePostoperative infectionBetween-group differencesComplication incidenceProcedural riskExact testIS medicationPatient populationComplicationsPatients