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 complicationsCardiac Complications Related to Spine Surgery: Timing, Risk Factors, and Clinical Effect.
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Haynes MS, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, Shultz BN, Mahal AR, Grauer JN. Cardiac Complications Related to Spine Surgery: Timing, Risk Factors, and Clinical Effect. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 27: 256-263. PMID: 30897607, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart ArrestHumansIncidenceIntraoperative ComplicationsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionOrthopedic ProceduresPatient ReadmissionPerioperative PeriodPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsSpineTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsCardiac complicationsSpine surgeryRisk factorsPostoperative periodNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPerioperative cardiac complicationsHigh-risk patientsImprovement Program databaseInsulin-dependent diabetesLarge cohort studyQuality Improvement ProgramPreoperative anemiaPostoperative lengthCohort studyPerioperative periodPrimary outcomeClinical effectsCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionProgram databaseAmerican College
2018
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Russo GS, Ondeck NT, Singh K, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery. Spine 2018, 43: 861-868. PMID: 28953711, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisIndependent risk factorSpine surgical proceduresRisk factorsSpine surgerySurgical proceduresPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresPost-hospitalization followSpine surgery patientsHigh-risk patientsLarge cohort studyLumbar fusion proceduresPre-existing infectionLarge national databasePostoperative lengthCohort studyNSQIP databasePostoperative periodSurgery patientsPrimary outcomeRetrospective studyDifficile infectionClinical impactInfection diagnosis