2024
Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure?
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Pathak N, Joo P, Luo X, Grauer J. Following carpel tunnel release, what factors affect whether patients return to the same or different hand surgeon for a subsequent procedure? PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0312159. PMID: 39436931, PMCID: PMC11495619, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Thirty-Day Readmissions After Aseptic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Rates, Predictors, and Reasons Vary by Surgical Indication
Pathak N, Kahlenberg CA, Moore HG, Sculco PK, Grauer JN. Thirty-Day Readmissions After Aseptic Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Rates, Predictors, and Reasons Vary by Surgical Indication. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2020, 35: 3673-3678. PMID: 32684401, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.06.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramThirty-day readmissionTotal hip arthroplastyRecurrent dislocationSurgical indicationsAseptic looseningPeriprosthetic fracturesPostoperative dislocationHip arthroplastyAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyMultivariate analysisPatients meeting inclusion criteriaSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramRevision total hip arthroplastyDifferent surgical indicationsPostoperative care pathwaysMeeting inclusion criteriaQuality Improvement ProgramFurther multivariate analysisAseptic indicationsFracture cohortPostoperative predictorsReadmission ratesReadmission riskCare pathwayCharacteristics and Predictors of HCAHPS Nonresponse After Spine Surgery.
Malpani R, Adrados M, Mercier MR, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Pathak N, Grauer JN. Characteristics and Predictors of HCAHPS Nonresponse After Spine Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: e448-e456. PMID: 31609883, PMCID: PMC7113123, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine surgery patientsSpine surgeryHCAHPS surveyPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsSurgery patientsSingle institutionMultivariate analysisLonger hospital lengthHigher American SocietyMajor adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyMinority of patientsPatient satisfaction surveyHospital Consumer AssessmentSatisfaction surveyNonresponder biasHospital lengthPatient demographicsCohort studyHospital readmissionRetrospective analysisBACKGROUND DATA