2024
The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release
Kammien A, Shvedova M, Allam O, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: e45-e49. PMID: 38984645, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative opioid prescriptionMorphine milligram equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsPain controlSurgical settingPostoperative painOffice-based surgeryOperating roomMultivariate analysisPerception of postoperative painOpioid prescribing patternsPostoperative pain controlReducing opioid prescriptionsNational administrative claims databaseElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreChronic back/neck painHand surgeryComorbidity Index scoreAdministrative claims databaseMonitored anesthesia careMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataPrescribed opioidsPerioperative opioidsPreoperative data
2023
Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting
Kammien A, Kim S, Mookerjee V, Williams M, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 143-149. PMID: 37535704, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOffice-based surgeryCarpal tunnel releaseNarcotic prescriptionsOffice surgeryPhysician reimbursementOperating roomPercent of surgeriesWide-awake surgeryEmergency department visitsNational administrative databaseFinancial burdenComorbidity burdenPrimary endpointAdverse eventsED visitsDepartment visitsSite infectionLinear regression modelingSimilar incidenceAdministrative databasesOffice patientsSurgerySurgical settingCommercial insuranceWide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower rates
2020
Safety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Bovonratwet P, Sheha ED, Ondeck NT, Malpani R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Safety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2020, 33: e26-e32. PMID: 31162181, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionMultilevel posterior spinal fusionIntensive care unitAntifibrinolytic useHospital lengthCare unitTreatment groupsIdiopathic scoliosisOperating roomEffectiveness of antifibrinolyticsNSQIP-Pediatric databasePediatric deformity surgeryPerioperative transfusion ratesVolume of transfusionLonger operative timePosterior scoliosis surgeryLarge national databaseTransfusion reductionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsTransfusion ratePostoperative outcomesPediatric patientsOperative time
2018
Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Zogg CK, Shultz BN, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, Bellamkonda KS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2018, 18: 2033-2042. PMID: 30077772, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryNon-dialysis patientsDialysis-dependent patientsPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsDialysis patientsSpine surgeryUnplanned readmissionCohort studyPatient demographicsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomDialysis-independent patientsInstitutional cohort studyMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyElective spinal surgeryImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsPercentage of complicationsAdministrative database study
2017
Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Bellamkonda K, Ondeck NT, Shultz BN, Medvecky MJ, Grauer JN. Similar 30-Day Complications for Septic Knee Arthritis Treated With Arthrotomy or Arthroscopy: An American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2017, 34: 213-219. PMID: 28866341, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2017.06.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgery treatment groupPerioperative complicationsSeptic kneeAdverse eventsTreatment groupsTreatment modalitiesOpen arthrotomyAmerican CollegeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOperating roomSeptic knee arthritisSimilar perioperative complicationsMinor adverse eventsRate of readmissionSerious adverse eventsRetrospective comparative studyNSQIP data setsSignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramPatient demographicsDifferences in Short-Term Outcomes Between Primary and Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Basques BA, Ondeck NT, Geiger EJ, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Massel DH, Mayo BC, Singh K, Grauer JN. Differences in Short-Term Outcomes Between Primary and Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2017, 42: 253-260. PMID: 28207667, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomySurgical site infectionACDF proceduresRevision proceduresAdverse eventsPostoperative lengthThromboembolic eventsCervical discectomySite infectionBlood transfusionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomImprovement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studySevere adverse eventsShort-term morbidityRisk of readmissionAverage operative timeShort-term outcomesMultiple adverse outcomes
2015
Patient factors associated with 30-day morbidity, mortality, and length of stay after surgery for subdural hematoma: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Lukasiewicz AM, Grant RA, Basques BA, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Patient factors associated with 30-day morbidity, mortality, and length of stay after surgery for subdural hematoma: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 124: 760-6. PMID: 26315000, DOI: 10.3171/2015.2.jns142721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramASA class 4Serious adverse eventsSubdural hematomaAdverse eventsAdverse outcomesQuality Improvement ProgramMale sexAmerican CollegeCommon individual adverse eventsAcute traumatic subdural hematomaOperating roomAverage hospital LOSDay of surgeryIndividual adverse eventsAnesthesiologists class 4Length of stayVentilator-dependent patientsTraumatic subdural hematomaClass 4Hospital LOSVentilator dependenceDelirious patientsGeneral versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip.
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Samuel AM, Grauer JG. General versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip. The Bone & Joint Journal 2015, 97-B: 689-95. PMID: 25922465, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayGeneral anesthesiaSpinal anesthesiaAdverse eventsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter LOSMinor adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionType of anesthesiaPost-operative timeThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsTract infectionsBlood transfusionProgram databaseInclusion criteriaAmerican CollegeAnesthesiaMultivariate analysisPatientsOperating room
2013
Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Gruskay JA, Long WD, Grauer JN. Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 2008-2018. PMID: 24316118, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.11.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexTLIF/PLIFACS-NSQIP databaseObese IIObese IAnterior fusionComplication rateLumbar surgeryIII patientsMore complicationsPosterior fusionObese IIIPulmonary complicationsNSQIP databaseMultiple complicationsOperating roomSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseObese class III patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher body mass indexPosterior lumbar interbody fusionObese I groupPreoperative risk factorsImprovement Program databaseRoutine Imaging for Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery
Bohl DD, Ruiz FK, Webb ML, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. Routine Imaging for Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery. Spine 2013, 38: 1233-1237. PMID: 23429678, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31828cb001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar fusionElective lumbar spine surgeryOperating roomPosterior lumbar decompressionLumbar spine surgeryAnterior lumbar fusionLumbar spine proceduresStandard of careLumbar surgical proceduresPosterior lumbar fusionSingle-page questionnaireCurrent imaging practicesFlexion-extension filmsAnterior-posterior viewImaging practicesPostoperative outpatientLumbar decompressionPosterior fusionSkin incisionTomographic scanSpine surgerySpine proceduresBACKGROUND DATAPlain filmsSurgical procedures
2012
Routine imaging for anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: a survey study establishing current practice patterns.
Bohl DD, Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Badrinath R, Grauer JN. Routine imaging for anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedures: a survey study establishing current practice patterns. Orthopedics 2012, 35: e1068-72. PMID: 22784902, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20120621-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical decompressionCervical decompressionFusion proceduresCurrent practice patternsStandard of careComputed tomography scanFlexion-extension radiographsSpine surgery fellowshipsHealth care costsMedian annual numberRecovery roomPlain radiographsPractice patternsTomography scanRadiology suiteRoutine imagingSpine surgeonsAnteroposterior viewCare costsVertebral bodySurgery fellowshipOperating roomPractice typeSurgeonsPractice duration