2021
Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Children Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery.
Mets EJ, Pathak N, Galivanche AR, McLynn RP, Frumberg DB, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism in Children Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery. Orthopedics 2021, 45: 31-37. PMID: 34846239, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20211124-06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolismAdverse eventsRisk factorsOrthopedic surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseIncidence of VTEPostoperative venous thromboembolismMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsPreoperative blood transfusionIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsHigh-risk subpopulationsVTE prophylaxisPerioperative outcomesPatient demographicsBlood transfusionPatient factorsPediatric patientsSurgical variablesPreventable complicationsFemur fracturesPatient populationRetrospective analysis
2020
Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists.
Mets EJ, Grauer JN, McLynn RP, Frumberg DB. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists. Orthopedics 2020, 44: e203-e210. PMID: 33316820, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20201210-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric supracondylar humerus fracturesSupracondylar humerus fracturesHumerus fracturesMultivariate analysisRetrospective comparative cohort analysisLarge national databaseComparative cohort analysisComorbidity burdenHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsFracture outcomesOperative timePatient 1Surgical interventionAdverse outcomesPediatric orthopedistsStudy groupCohort analysisOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopedistsNational databaseSubspecialty training