2019
Safety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Safety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement. Spine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30247372, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical total disc replacementCervical total disc replacementSingle-level ACDFPerioperative complicationsTotal disc replacementPerioperative outcomesOutpatient settingDisc replacementNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyPatient baseline characteristicsAdverse event profileAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databasePerioperative adverse eventsRate of readmissionLength of stayCohort comparison studyHospital stayAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsCervical discectomyElective Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A Safe Procedure.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ondeck NT, Tyagi V, Grauer JN. Elective Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A Safe Procedure. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 27: 145-154. PMID: 30252789, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total shoulder arthroplastyTotal shoulder arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databasePerioperative complicationsHospital stayProgram databaseShoulder arthroplastyElective total shoulder arthroplastyPropensity score-matched comparisonYoung populationRate of readmissionUrinary tract infectionPost-discharge careOctogenarian patientsPreoperative optimizationOctogenarian populationPerioperative coursePatient characteristicsTract infectionsSafe procedureRisk factorsOctogenariansReadmission
2017
Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients
Bovonratwet P, Ottesen TD, Gala RJ, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 1188-1196. PMID: 29155341, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsNSQIP databaseInterbody fusionLumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity score-matched comparisonLower blood transfusionMost perioperative complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseRate of readmissionCareful patient selectionCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPLF casesHospital lengthPerioperative courseSelect patientsThe Rothman Index as a predictor of postdischarge adverse events after elective spine surgery
McLynn RP, Ondeck NT, Cui JJ, Swanson DR, Shultz BN, Bovonratwet P, Grauer JN. The Rothman Index as a predictor of postdischarge adverse events after elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 1149-1156. PMID: 29155251, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryPostdischarge adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsRothman IndexSpine surgeryMedical CenterOverall patient conditionRothman Index scoresHigh-risk patientsRate of readmissionRetrospective cohort studyLarge academic medical centerPostoperative day 30Body mass indexLength of stayAcademic medical centerPresent studyElectronic medical recordsLater scoresAnesthesiologists classHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesCohort studySimilar 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 demographics