Urinary Tract Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures
Bohl DD, Ahn J, Tabaraee E, Ahn J, Jain A, Grauer JN, Singh K. Urinary Tract Infection Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion Procedures. Spine 2015, 40: 1785-1791. PMID: 26020850, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresUrinary tract infectionLumbar fusion proceduresGreater riskSystemic sepsisTract infectionsRisk factorsFusion proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseDependent functional statusImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorImportant clinical consequencesSpinal fusion proceduresHealth care systemDiabetic statusOperative durationRetrospective reviewFemale sexFunctional statusOperative characteristicsProgram databaseInclusion criteriaHow Much Do Adverse Event Rates Differ Between Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty?
Bohl DD, Samuel AM, Basques BA, Della Valle CJ, Levine BR, Grauer JN. How Much Do Adverse Event Rates Differ Between Primary and Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2015, 31: 596-602. PMID: 26507527, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareReoperationRetrospective StudiesRiskSocieties, MedicalSurgical Wound InfectionUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyRevision proceduresAdverse eventsTKA patientsTHA patientsPrimary procedureJoint arthroplastyDeep incisional surgical site infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramOrgan/space infectionIncisional surgical site infectionPrimary total joint arthroplastySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramRevision total joint arthroplastyUnderwent revision proceduresAdverse event ratesDeep vein thrombosisSurgical site infectionQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateSystemic sepsisComorbidity characteristics