2016
Do we really know our patient population in database research? A comparison of the femoral shaft fracture patient populations in three commonly used national databases.
Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Varthi AG, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Do we really know our patient population in database research? A comparison of the femoral shaft fracture patient populations in three commonly used national databases. The Bone & Joint Journal 2016, 98-B: 425-32. PMID: 26920971, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.98b3.36285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramCharleston Comorbidity IndexNational Trauma Data BankNationwide Inpatient SampleOrthopaedic trauma researchPatient populationNational databaseLarge national clinical databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramOrthopaedic trauma populationPopulation of patientsFemoral shaft fracturesNational Clinical DatabaseTrauma Data BankQuality Improvement ProgramTrauma researchMore comorbiditiesComorbidity indexShaft fracturesTrauma populationDistribution of ageInpatient SampleInclusion criteriaSD 1.9SD 2.3
2014
Variations in Data Collection Methods Between National Databases Affect Study Results
Bohl DD, Russo GS, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Fu MC, Long WD, Grauer JN. Variations in Data Collection Methods Between National Databases Affect Study Results. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: e193. PMID: 25471919, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.01490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient adverse eventsQuality Improvement ProgramInpatient SampleAdverse eventsNational databaseLumbar spinal fusion proceduresNon-morbid obesityAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyPeripheral vascular diseaseDemographic characteristicsCommon orthopaedic proceduresAdverse event dataSpinal fusion proceduresOrthopaedic researchKidney injuryCohort studySpecific comorbiditiesSimilar patientsVascular diseaseDatabase studyOrthopedic proceduresAdministrative Database Concerns
Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Administrative Database Concerns. Spine 2014, 39: 2019-2023. PMID: 25202941, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICD-9 codesCross-sectional studyPreoperative anemiaICD-9 codingPreoperative hematocritNationwide Inpatient SampleNinth Revision codesAcademic medical centerNegative predictive valueAdditional comorbiditiesRevision codesInpatient SampleAdministrative databasesSpine surgerySpinal fusionBACKGROUND DATAMedical CenterInternational ClassificationICD-9Normal rangePatientsPredictive valueLarger sample sizeAnemiaNational databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 472: 1672-1680. PMID: 24615426, PMCID: PMC4016448, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3559-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityData MiningDatabases, FactualEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFracture FixationHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInpatient adverse eventsAcute kidney injuryPeripheral vascular diseaseAdverse eventsUrinary tract infectionQuality Improvement ProgramKidney injuryNSQIP databaseTract infectionsInpatient SampleVascular diseaseMethodsA retrospective cohort studyQuestions/PurposesThe purposeRetrospective cohort studyStatistical differenceTerms of comorbiditiesSurgical site infectionHip fracture studiesIntertrochanteric hip fracturesLength of stayGreat clinical importanceTerms of demographics