2020
High, As Well As Low, Preoperative Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Posterior Lumbar Surgery.
Malpani R, Gala RJ, Adrados M, Galivanche AR, Clark MG, Mercier MR, Pathak N, Mets EJ, Grauer JN. High, As Well As Low, Preoperative Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Posterior Lumbar Surgery. Spine 2020, 45: 349-356. PMID: 32045405, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000003248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar surgeryPreoperative platelet countLow platelet countPlatelet countLumbar surgeryAdverse outcomesAdverse eventsHospital lengthNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseLow preoperative platelet countPreoperative low platelet countQuality Improvement Program databaseHigh platelet groupLonger hospital lengthLumbar surgery patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyHigher platelet countsLarger patient populationPostoperative complicationsCohort studyPlatelet group
2019
Surgical Treatment of Septic Shoulders: A Comparison Between Arthrotomy and Arthroscopy
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Pathak N, Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Nho SJ, Grauer JN. Surgical Treatment of Septic Shoulders: A Comparison Between Arthrotomy and Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2019, 35: 1984-1991. PMID: 31196694, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.02.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' preoperative characteristicsRate of reoperationSeptic shoulderAdverse eventsPreoperative characteristicsPerioperative complicationsNative shoulderNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseNational patient populationMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseRisk of reoperationRetrospective comparative studyLength of staySignificant differencesUnderwent irrigationPostoperative complicationsPatient characteristicsSurgical groupSurgical treatmentSeptic arthritisOperative timePatient population