Predicting Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Demographics, the American Society of Anesthesiologists class, the Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, and the Modified Frailty Index.
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Bovonratwet P, Anandasivam NS, Cui JJ, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Predicting Adverse Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Demographics, the American Society of Anesthesiologists class, the Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, and the Modified Frailty Index. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2018, 26: 735-743. PMID: 30130353, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexTotal hip arthroplastyComorbidity indexAdverse outcomesAdverse eventsFrailty indexAnesthesiologists classTHA patientsHip arthroplastyModified Charlson Comorbidity IndexGeneral health complicationsModified Frailty IndexPerioperative adverse outcomesMinor adverse eventsExtended hospital staySevere adverse eventsHigh-level careComparison of demographicsAmerican SocietyDiscriminative abilityPatients ASAHospital stayPerioperative outcomesGreater discriminative abilityHealth complicationsSystematic Changes in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Over the Years Can Affect Comorbidity Indices Such as the Modified Frailty Index and Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index for Lumbar Fusion Studies
Shultz BN, Ottesen TD, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Systematic Changes in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Over the Years Can Affect Comorbidity Indices Such as the Modified Frailty Index and Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index for Lumbar Fusion Studies. Spine 2018, 43: 798-804. PMID: 28922281, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseCharlson Comorbidity IndexImprovement Program databaseComorbidity indexFrailty indexNSQIP databaseProgram databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective posterior lumbar fusionModified Charlson Comorbidity IndexModified Frailty IndexAdverse postoperative outcomesRetrospective cohort studyMean American SocietyMean ASA scorePosterior lumbar fusionAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreASA scoreCohort studyPostoperative outcomesLumbar fusionBACKGROUND DATAAmerican CollegePatients