2020
Postoperative Pressure Ulcers After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Are Predicted by Defined Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications.
Galivanche AR, Kebaish KJ, Adrados M, Ottesen TD, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Postoperative Pressure Ulcers After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery Are Predicted by Defined Preoperative Comorbidities and Postoperative Complications. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2020, 28: 342-351. PMID: 31567615, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pressure ulcersHip fracture surgeryPostoperative complicationsPressure ulcersRisk factorsPreoperative comorbiditiesFracture surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseGeriatric hip fracture patientsGeriatric hip fracture surgeryQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate regressionNSQIP Participant Use FilePreoperative risk factorsHip fracture patientsImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionElevated platelet countInsulin-dependent diabetesParticipant Use FilePressure ulcer developmentQuality Improvement ProgramPostoperative deliriumPostoperative pneumonia
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