2018
Discrepancies in the Definition of “Outpatient” Surgeries and Their Effect on Study Outcomes Related to ACDF and Lumbar Discectomy Procedures
Bovonratwet P, Webb ML, Ondeck NT, Gala RJ, Nelson SJ, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Discrepancies in the Definition of “Outpatient” Surgeries and Their Effect on Study Outcomes Related to ACDF and Lumbar Discectomy Procedures. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2018, 31: e152-e159. PMID: 29351096, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACDF patientsLumbar discectomy patientsDiscectomy procedureDiscectomy patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseACS-NSQIP databaseAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databaseSame-day dischargePossibility of patientsCervical discectomyOutpatient statusRetrospective studyOutpatient surgeryAdverse outcomesOutpatient settingOutpatient procedureProgram databaseBACKGROUND DATADay dischargeAmerican CollegeACDFOutpatients
2017
Results of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data
Basques BA, McLynn RP, Fice MP, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Ahn J, Singh K, Grauer JN. Results of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2893-2904. PMID: 27896677, PMCID: PMC5670041, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-5175-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityData AccuracyData CollectionData MiningDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioOperative TimeOrthopedic ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsProcess Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsACS-NSQIP databaseAdverse eventsPreoperative laboratory valuesRisk factorsSpine surgeryOperating room timeLaboratory valuesSpine studiesACS-NSQIPDatabase studyRoom timeReference rangeQuality Improvement Program databasePerioperative laboratory valuesVariable reference rangesAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databaseMost risk factorsLength of stayLarge database studiesDifferent risk factorsEffect sizeCervical discectomyMedical comorbiditiesGreater effect size
2016
Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Gruskay JA, Fu M, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Buerba RA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e34-e42. PMID: 24525748, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeDatabases, FactualDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLength of StayMaleOrthopedicsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayElective anterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSAnterior cervical discectomyAge 65 yearsMajor complicationsExtended surgery timeMultivariate analysisPreoperative anemiaPreoperative factorsCervical discectomySurgery timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseAverage LOSOrgan space infectionVenous thrombotic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseFactors Affecting LengthLarge database analysisACDF proceduresASA scorePerioperative factorsPerioperative variablesPostoperative complications
2015
Overall Similar Infection Rates Reported in the Physician-reported Scoliosis Research Society Database and the Chart-abstracted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database
Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Overall Similar Infection Rates Reported in the Physician-reported Scoliosis Research Society Database and the Chart-abstracted American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database. Spine 2015, 40: 1431-1435. PMID: 26110664, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACS-NSQIP databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseInfection rateSRS databasePostoperative infectionProgram databaseAmerican CollegeScoliosis Research Society MorbidityAcute postoperative infectionSurgeon-reported dataPostoperative infection rateRetrospective cohort studyNinth Revision codesSimilar infection ratesDegenerative spondylolithesisCohort studyScheuermann's kyphosisSurgical databaseRevision codesSurgical correctionBACKGROUND DATASurgical cases
2014
Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Miller CP, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Extramedullary Compared with Intramedullary Implants for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: 1871-1877. PMID: 25410504, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtramedullary implantsAdverse eventsImplant typeIntramedullary implantsPostoperative lengthIntertrochanteric fracturesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseGeneral surgical outcomesMean postoperative lengthPatients seventy yearsShorter postoperative lengthRetrospective cohort studySerious adverse eventsACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databaseSurgical adverse eventsIntertrochanteric hip fracturesOperating room timeIntramedullary treatmentCohort studyComposite outcomeNSQIP databaseHip fracturePerioperative Outcomes after Cervical Laminoplasty versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion: Analysis of 779 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Varthi A, Basques B, Bohl D, Grauer J. Perioperative Outcomes after Cervical Laminoplasty versus Posterior Decompression and Fusion: Analysis of 779 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2014, 14: s14. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.08.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo Results from the Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Arm of the SPORT Trial Generalize? A Comparison of 372 Patients Undergoing Decompression for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis from SPORT with 1,035 from the ACS NSQIP Database
Golinvaux N, Basques B, Bohl D, Grauer J. Do Results from the Degenerative Spondylolisthesis Arm of the SPORT Trial Generalize? A Comparison of 372 Patients Undergoing Decompression for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis from SPORT with 1,035 from the ACS NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2014, 14: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.08.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Smoking Increase the Risk of Perioperative Complications Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery? A Study of 11,586 Patients in the ACS NSQIP Database
Golinvaux N, Basques B, Bohl D, Grauer J. Does Smoking Increase the Risk of Perioperative Complications Following Elective Lumbar Spine Surgery? A Study of 11,586 Patients in the ACS NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2014, 14: s122. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.08.302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe “July Effect” in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of 21,434 Cases From the ACS-NSQIP Database
Bohl DD, Fu MC, Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, Gruskay JA, Grauer JN. The “July Effect” in Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of 21,434 Cases From the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2014, 29: 1332-1338. PMID: 24631125, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total hipAdverse eventsJuly effectTotal hipSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databaseTotal joint arthroplastyKnee arthroplastyJoint arthroplastyProgram databaseAmerican CollegeTraining of residentsArthroplastyResident involvementPatientsHipMorbidityYearsResidents
2013
Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Gruskay JA, Long WD, Grauer JN. Obese Class III patients at significantly greater risk of multiple complications after lumbar surgery: an analysis of 10,387 patients in the ACS NSQIP database. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 2008-2018. PMID: 24316118, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.11.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexTLIF/PLIFACS-NSQIP databaseObese IIObese IAnterior fusionComplication rateLumbar surgeryIII patientsMore complicationsPosterior fusionObese IIIPulmonary complicationsNSQIP databaseMultiple complicationsOperating roomSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseObese class III patientsQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher body mass indexPosterior lumbar interbody fusionObese I groupPreoperative risk factorsImprovement Program databaseAnterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications
Buerba RA, Fu MC, Grauer JN. Anterior and posterior cervical fusion in patients with high body mass index are not associated with greater complications. The Spine Journal 2013, 14: 1643-1653. PMID: 24388595, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexPosterior cervical fusionHigher body mass indexEffect of obesityCervical fusionDeep vein thrombosisComplication rateMass indexPosterior fusionUnivariate analysisBasis of BMIExact testSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramObese class III patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramTotal operating room timeACS-NSQIP databaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesRetrospective cohort analysisCervical fusion surgeryPrimary outcome measureSpinal fusion outcomesLength of stayAnterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion in Patients with High Body Mass Index Appear Safe Overall: An Analysis of 4,071 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Buerba R, Fu M, Gruskay J, Grauer J. Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion in Patients with High Body Mass Index Appear Safe Overall: An Analysis of 4,071 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2013, 13: s150. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObese Class III Patients at Significantly Greater Risk of Multiple Complications After Lumbar Surgery: An Analysis of 10,387 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database
Buerba R, Fu M, Gruskay J, Grauer J. Obese Class III Patients at Significantly Greater Risk of Multiple Complications After Lumbar Surgery: An Analysis of 10,387 Patients in the ACS-NSQIP Database. The Spine Journal 2013, 13: s79-s80. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.07.220.Peer-Reviewed Original Research