2024
The incidence, providers involved, and patient factors associated with diagnosis of specific lumbar spine pathology subsequent an initial nonspecific low back pain diagnosis
Seddio A, Jabbouri S, Gouzoulis M, Sanchez J, Day W, Varthi A, Rubio D, Grauer J. The incidence, providers involved, and patient factors associated with diagnosis of specific lumbar spine pathology subsequent an initial nonspecific low back pain diagnosis. The Spine Journal 2024 PMID: 39505011, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painPrimary care providersLow back pain diagnosisNS-LBPInternational Classification of DiseasesLumbar spine pathologyHistory of cancerSpecialty providersOpioid use disorderNonspecific low back painSpine pathologyBack pain diagnosisPCP providersFactors associated with diagnosisClassification of DiseasesUse disorderLBP managementLBP symptomsNational administrative databaseCare providersBack painFamily medicineAdult patientsProvider specialtyPain diagnosis
2014
Using the ACS-NSQIP to Identify Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay After Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Basques BA, Fu MC, Buerba RA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Using the ACS-NSQIP to Identify Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay After Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2014, 39: 497-502. PMID: 24384669, PMCID: PMC3961012, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlood TransfusionBody Mass IndexChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDecision Support TechniquesElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesity, MorbidOperative TimePatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsElective posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseLumbar fusionHospital lengthIntraoperative variablesExtended LOSProgram databaseAmerican CollegePosterior lumbar spine fusionPredictors of LOSRetrospective cohort studyBody mass indexLumbar spine fusionCommon surgical procedureImportant clinical variablesInpatient hospital costsLumbar spine pathologyAnesthesiologists classIntraoperative transfusionMorbid obesityCohort study