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Perineural Methylprednisolone Depot Formulation Decreases Opioid Consumption After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Del Toro-Pagán NM, Dai F, Banack T, Berlin J, Makadia SA, Rubin LE, Zhou B, Huynh P, Li J. Perineural Methylprednisolone Depot Formulation Decreases Opioid Consumption After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal Of Pain Research 2022, 15: 2537-2546. PMID: 36061486, PMCID: PMC9432382, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s378243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite blood cell countTotal knee arthroplastyActive pain scoresCumulative opioid consumptionOpioid consumptionPostoperative opioid consumptionMethylprednisolone acetateMPA groupPain scoresPostoperative dayNerve blockDEX groupKnee arthroplastySingle-injection nerve blocksConsecutive TKA patientsDaily opioid consumptionPosterior knee (IPACK) blockLocal anesthetic adjuvantBlood cell countLength of stayHigher restKnee blockHospital stayTKA patientsSecondary outcomesIncreased 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
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
2019
Matched cohort analysis of peri-operative outcomes following total knee arthroplasty in patients with and without Parkinson's disease
Kleiner JE, Gil JA, Eltorai AEM, Rubin LE, Daniels AH. Matched cohort analysis of peri-operative outcomes following total knee arthroplasty in patients with and without Parkinson's disease. The Knee 2019, 26: 876-880. PMID: 31171425, DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyCharlson Comorbidity IndexLength of stayPD patientsComplication rateDisease patientsKnee arthroplastyCohort analysisGreater Charlson Comorbidity IndexHCUP Nationwide Inpatient SampleHospital complication ratesHospital mortality ratePeri-operative outcomesTotal hospital chargesMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleNon-PD patientsCost of hospitalizationYear of admissionParkinson's disease patientsHospital mortalityComorbidity indexTKA patientsControl patientsHospital chargesMatched Cohort Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With and Without Parkinson’s Disease: Complications, Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges
Kleiner JE, Eltorai AEM, Rubin LE, Daniels AH. Matched Cohort Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With and Without Parkinson’s Disease: Complications, Mortality, Length of Stay, and Hospital Charges. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: s228-s231. PMID: 30982760, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Care CostsHospital ChargesHospital MortalityHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, HipParkinson DiseasePatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyLength of stayCharlson Comorbidity IndexPD patientsComplication rateComorbidity indexHospital chargesDisease patientsCohort analysisHip arthroplastyParkinson's diseaseUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleGreater Charlson Comorbidity IndexHospital complication ratesMatched Cohort AnalysisHospital mortality rateTotal hospital chargesNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionCost of hospitalizationYear of admissionParkinson's disease patientsModel of careHospital mortalityControl patients