2024
Optimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative
El-Othmani M, McCormick K, Xu W, Hickernell T, Sarpong N, Tyler W, Herndon C. Optimizing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Among an Underserved Population: Lessons Learned From a Quality-Improvement Initiative. Arthroplasty Today 2024, 28: 101443. PMID: 38983938, PMCID: PMC11231561, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists scoreUnderserved populationsPreoperative optimization protocolElective total joint arthroplastyQuality improvement initiativesQuality-improvement initiativesContemporary control cohortPostoperative complicationsReoperation ratePostoperative outcomesAnesthesiologists scorePatient demographicsClinical group patientsRetrospective analysisGroup patientsMedical comorbiditiesControl cohortHealth equityOffice patientsPatient populationMedicaid clinicComplicationsQuality-improvementImprovement initiatives
2023
Total Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency
Hammoor B, Kaidi A, Hickernell T, Cooper H. Total Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency. Journal Of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 2023, 4 DOI: 10.60118/001c.72786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical start timeTotal hip arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyOperative durationPatient demographicsMultivariate linear regressionOperative lengthIntraoperative efficiencySingle academic medical centerPrimary TJA patientsCommon elective proceduresAcademic medical centerChi-squared testTJA patientsLater operationOperative dayRetrospective studyTotal hipElective proceduresTotal kneeJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaHip arthroplastyMedical CenterFirst-start cases
2021
Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated with Increased Operative Times for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Sports Procedures
Hammoor B, Kaidi A, Crutchfield C, Ferrer X, Hickernell T, Ahmad C, Levine W, Lynch T. Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated with Increased Operative Times for Lower Extremity Orthopaedic Sports Procedures. Arthroscopy Sports Medicine And Rehabilitation 2021, 3: e1105-e1112. PMID: 34430890, PMCID: PMC8365200, DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOperative timeACL reconstructionHip arthroscopyMultivariable linear regressionNurse handoffsPatient characteristicsSports medicine fellowship-trained surgeonsAnterior cruciate ligament reconstructionUrban academic medical centerIncreased operative timeProcedure-specific informationRetrospective cohort studyCruciate ligament reconstructionRetrospective chart reviewFemoroacetabular impingement syndromeFellowship-trained surgeonsAcademic medical centerChart reviewCohort studyPatient demographicsLigament reconstructionSingle surgeonImpingement syndromeSurgical timeMedical Center