2017
Is enhanced recovery enough for reducing 30-d readmissions after surgery?
Fabrizio A, Grant M, Siddiqui Z, Alimi Y, Gearhart S, Wu C, Efron J, Wick E. Is enhanced recovery enough for reducing 30-d readmissions after surgery? Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 217: 45-53. PMID: 28602223, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnhanced recovery pathwaySurgical site infectionSite infectionSingle tertiary care centerPostoperative surgical site infectionIndex hospitalization lengthTertiary care centerEnhanced recovery programmeLength of stayTransitions of carePatient care experiencesColorectal surgeryReadmission ratesReduced readmissionsHospitalization lengthRetrospective studyCare transitionsCare centerPatient outcomesReadmissionSymptom monitoringSimilar cohortEnhanced recoveryHome transfersCare experiences
2016
The Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Zorrilla-Vaca A, Grant MC, Mathur V, Li J, Wu CL. The Impact of Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia on the Incidence of Postoperative Surgical Site Infections Following Knee or Hip Arthroplasty. Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2016, 41: 555-563. PMID: 27380106, DOI: 10.1097/aap.0000000000000437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgical site infectionKnee arthroplastyHip arthroplastySite infectionNeuraxial anesthesiaGeneral anesthesiaSubgroup analysisOdds ratioDevelopment of SSIPooled unadjusted odds ratioUnadjusted odds ratioLarge observational trialsRandom-effects modelOverall beneficial effectObservational trialAnesthetic techniqueAnesthesia techniquesJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaTrial designArthroplastyMeta-AnalysisAnesthesiaPotential association