2024
Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty Length of Stay and Coding Status From 2018 to 2021: Two-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List
Sanchez J, Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Jiang W, Grauer J, Rubin L. Trends in Total Hip Arthroplasty Length of Stay and Coding Status From 2018 to 2021: Two-Year Impact of the Removal From the Inpatient-Only List. Arthroplasty Today 2024, 30: 101568. DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayInpatient-onlyCode statusCenters for MedicareAverage length of stayPearson chi-square testOutpatient total hip arthroplastyCurrent Procedural Terminology codesChi-square testTotal hip arthroplasty patientsSmoking statusMethods DataTotal hip arthroplastyTwo-year impactProcedural Terminology codesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists classificationAnalysis of variance testQuality Improvement Program databaseOutpatient statusOutpatient casesAge groupsYear of surgeryCategorical variablesTerminology codes
2023
Decline in Separate Incision Autograft for Spine Surgery Over the Past Decade: A Fading “gold standard”
Rudisill K, Ratnasamy P, Maloy G, Grauer J. Decline in Separate Incision Autograft for Spine Surgery Over the Past Decade: A Fading “gold standard”. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 31: 938-944. PMID: 37332184, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-22-01029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexSurgeon specialtySpinal fusionComorbidity indexSmoking statusGold standardIliac crest autograftPatient ageIndependent predictorsPatient factorsNonsurgical factorsCrest autograftSpine surgeryBone graftingSpine fusionIliac crestBone graftAutograftYounger ageSurgeryInsurance factorsSpinal boneCommon procedureInsurance plansAge
2017
Definitional Differences of ‘Outpatient’ Versus ‘Inpatient’ THA and TKA Can Affect Study Outcomes
Bovonratwet P, Webb ML, Ondeck NT, Lukasiewicz AM, Cui JJ, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Definitional Differences of ‘Outpatient’ Versus ‘Inpatient’ THA and TKA Can Affect Study Outcomes. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2917-2925. PMID: 28083753, PMCID: PMC5670045, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-017-5236-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeData MiningDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInpatientsKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMultivariate AnalysisPatient AdmissionProcess Assessment, Health CarePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTerminology as TopicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHospital LOSAdverse eventsNSQIP databaseRisk factorsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLength of hospitalSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexTotal joint arthroplastyPotential confounding factorsLarge national databaseQuality Improvement ProgramOutpatient THAPostoperative complicationsTKA cohortSmoking statusMass indexFunctional statusOutpatient procedureJoint arthroplastyActual LOSTherapeutic studiesOutpatientsPatients
2015
Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database
Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database. Spine 2015, 40: 342-348. PMID: 25757036, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialPerioperative factorsPerioperative outcomesNSQIP databaseDegenerative spondylolisthesisSurgical proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseAverage body mass indexImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeLumbar degenerative spondylolisthesisBody mass indexPostoperative mortalityPostoperative transfusionComplication rateRetrospective cohortSurgical patientsNonsurgical treatmentAnalysis of demographicsMass indexOperative timeSmoking statusLumbar pathologyWound infection