2018
Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events
Shultz BN, Wilson AT, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events. Spine 2018, 43: e52-e59. PMID: 28723873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionTotal disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsBlood transfusionOperative timeInterbody fusionRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term clinical outcomesLong-term functional outcomeLumbar total disc arthroplastySerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseAnterior interbody fusionIndividual adverse eventsStand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody FusionGeneral health outcomesPotential risk factorsLumbar interbody fusionMultivariate Poisson regressionPerioperative outcomesPostoperative length
2014
Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation
Toy JO, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Morbidity, Mortality, and Readmission After Vertebral Augmentation. Spine 2014, 39: 1943-1949. PMID: 25188603, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious adverse eventsAnesthesiologists class 4General health outcomesAdverse eventsVertebral augmentationInpatient statusRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseHealth outcomesPoor short-term outcomeQuality Improvement Program databasePostoperative mortality rateRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseShort-term outcomesVertebral compression fracturesVertebral augmentation proceduresAmerican SocietyNongeneral anesthesiaCohort studyPatient characteristicsPostoperative dayPulmonary diseaseCommon fractures