2024
One- versus Three-- Level Fusion in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Lumbar Decompression: Relative Perioperative Risks and Five-year Revisions.
Ratnasamy P, Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Rubio D, Grauer J. One- versus Three-- Level Fusion in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Lumbar Decompression: Relative Perioperative Risks and Five-year Revisions. Spine 2024 PMID: 39190416, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-level fusionLumbar decompressionThree-level fusionPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsOdds ratioElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPatient ageFive-year survivalOdds of perioperative complicationsLumbar decompression patientsPerioperative complicationsDecompression patientsPerioperative riskFusion patientsSpinal reoperationLumbar fusionReoperationComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisPatientsClinical interestDecompressionFusion levelsOdds
2022
Analysis of the frequency, characteristics, and reasons for termination of shoulder- and elbow-related clinical trials
Caruana DL, Gouzoulis MJ, McLaughlin WM, Grauer JN. Analysis of the frequency, characteristics, and reasons for termination of shoulder- and elbow-related clinical trials. Journal Of Shoulder And Elbow Surgery 2022, 31: 1922-1928. PMID: 35398166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent predictorsTrial characteristicsClinical trialsTrial terminationOdds of terminationClinical trial completionRetention of participantsResults databaseInterventional studyTrial completionMultivariate analysisAssess reasonsLogistic regressionRecruitment statusTrialsSearch termsParticipant recruitmentPredictorsShoulderIndustry sponsorshipOddsTotalCurrent studyRegistryBlinding