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Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians
Moore HG, Schneble CA, Kahan JB, Grauer JN, Rubin LE. Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A National Database Analysis Including Over 700 Octogenarians. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 15: 55-60. PMID: 35399988, PMCID: PMC8991237, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyAdverse eventsMedical comorbiditiesKnee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLarge national surgical databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher comorbidity burdenMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseProlonged hospital stayUrinary tract infectionDay of surgeryNational database analysisNational surgical databaseShort-term mortalityMultivariate regression analysisComorbidity burdenOctogenarian cohortHospital lengthHospital stayNonhome dischargeSelect patientsIncreased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Bagi PS, Zogg CK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1377-1384. PMID: 30295535, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b10.bjj-2018-0489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing restrictionsLength of stayAdverse eventsPostoperative weight-bearing restrictionsMajor adverse eventsEvidence-based guidelinesBone Joint JOperating theatreMultivariate regression analysisMultivariate oddsFrail patientsThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsHip fractureGeriatric patientsProcedural characteristicsInclusion criteriaPatientsGreater riskProcedural factorsHipReadmissionDeliriumTransfusionSurgery
2021
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, David WB, Malpani R, Pathak N, Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey response rates are significantly affected by patient characteristics and postoperative outcomes for patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257555. PMID: 34582475, PMCID: PMC8478166, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyPrimary total knee arthroplastyHospital Consumer AssessmentPostoperative outcomesPatient characteristicsHCAHPS survey resultsHCAHPS surveySurvey response rateKnee arthroplastyResponse rateHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentHigher American SocietyMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesia scorePostoperative variablesTKA patientsAdult patientsPrimary outcomePatient factorsSurgical variablesPatient populationPatient satisfactionSingle institutionHospital experiencePatient Factors and Perioperative Outcomes Affect Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey Response Rates After Primary Total Hip Replacement.
Mercier MR, Pathak N, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Malpani R, Hilibrand AS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Patient Factors and Perioperative Outcomes Affect Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey Response Rates After Primary Total Hip Replacement. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2021, 5 PMID: 33798127, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-21-00052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyHospital Consumer AssessmentSurvey response rateAdverse eventsHCAHPS surveyElective primary total hip arthroplastyResponse rateHealthcare providersPrimary total hip replacementPrimary total hip arthroplastyPatient satisfaction survey resultsConsumer AssessmentHigher American SocietyMajor adverse eventsMinority of patientsSurgical patient populationHCAHPS survey resultsTotal hip replacementMultivariate regression analysisHospital reimbursement ratesAnesthesia scorePerioperative outcomesPerioperative variablesAdult patientsPatient characteristics
2018
Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ottesen TD, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 143-151. PMID: 29437055, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b2.bjj-2017-0895.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyRevision total hip arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsProcedural characteristicsHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMedical optimizationPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsTract infectionsYounger patientsBlood transfusionGeneral anesthesiaVulnerable patientsBone Joint