2016
Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures
Bohl DD, Mayo BC, Massel DH, Iantorno SE, Ahn J, Basques BA, Grauer JN, Singh K. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonia After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures. Spine 2016, 41: 1058-1063. PMID: 26679873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDependent diabetes mellitusPosterior lumbar fusionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaObstructive pulmonary diseaseRisk factorsPostoperative pneumoniaPulmonary diseaseSteroid useAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresRate of sepsisImprovement Program databaseIncidence of pneumoniaDevelopment of sepsisDiagnosis of pneumoniaLumbar fusion proceduresFusion procedures
2015
Incidence and risk factors for pneumonia following anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study
Bohl DD, Ahn J, Rossi VJ, Tabaraee E, Grauer JN, Singh K. Incidence and risk factors for pneumonia following anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: an ACS-NSQIP study. The Spine Journal 2015, 16: 335-342. PMID: 26616171, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2015.11.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuality ImprovementRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAnterior cervical decompressionGreater operative durationObstructive pulmonary diseaseACDF proceduresRisk factorsReadmission ratesCervical decompressionOperative durationPulmonary diseaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramACS-NSQIP studyDependent functional statusRetrospective cohort studyIncidence of pneumoniaHigher readmission ratesDiagnosis of pneumoniaFusion proceduresImportant clinical consequencesMultivariate regressionQuality Improvement Program