2019
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications of Postoperative Hematoma Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Implications of Postoperative Hematoma Requiring Reoperation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30247374, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyRisk factorsPostoperative hematomaCervical discectomyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseClinical implicationsPreoperative international normalized ratioQuality Improvement Program databaseDeep wound infectionHigh-risk patientsImprovement Program databaseDevelopment of hematomaInternational normalized ratioLarge cohort studyOccurrence of hematomaACDF patientsPreoperative anemiaVentilator requirementAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative lengthCohort studyPerioperative periodCatastrophic complicationPrimary outcomeSubsequent complications
2017
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Nam D, Della Valle CJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 205-210.e1. PMID: 28870746, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClostridioides difficileColitisEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDifficile colitisPrimary total hipRisk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramPrimary THATotal hipProcedural risk factorsClostridium difficile colitisHigh-risk patientsUrinary tract infectionInfectious risk factorsPoisson multivariate regressionPreoperative anemiaPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative periodTract infectionsPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityKnee arthroplastyColitisPatientsClinical implicationsHospital quality