2023
Total Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency
Hammoor B, Kaidi A, Hickernell T, Cooper H. Total Joint Arthroplasty Time-of-Day Start Time Has Minimal Effect on Intraoperative Efficiency. Journal Of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 2023, 4 DOI: 10.60118/001c.72786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical start timeTotal hip arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyOperative durationPatient demographicsMultivariate linear regressionOperative lengthIntraoperative efficiencySingle academic medical centerPrimary TJA patientsCommon elective proceduresAcademic medical centerChi-squared testTJA patientsLater operationOperative dayRetrospective studyTotal hipElective proceduresTotal kneeJoint arthroplastyInclusion criteriaHip arthroplastyMedical CenterFirst-start cases
2021
Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Kaidi A, Hammoor B, Tatka J, Neuwirth A, Levine W, Hickernell T. Intraoperative Scrub Nurse Handoffs Are Associated With Increased Operative Times for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2021, 10: 35-40. PMID: 34286054, PMCID: PMC8274244, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplastyLonger operative timeOperative timeMultivariable linear regressionNurse handoffsTHA patientsIntraoperative handoffsTotal joint arthroplasty patientsPrimary total hipJoint arthroplasty patientsRetrospective chart reviewNurse staffing modelsLong caseTJA patientsChart reviewArthroplasty patientsTotal hipKnee arthroplastyMultiple confoundersJoint arthroplastySurgeon characteristicsSurgical casesPatientsPatient information
2018
Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?
Hickernell T, Lakra A, Berg A, Cooper H, Geller J, Shah R. Should Cannabinoids Be Added to Multimodal Pain Regimens After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 33: 3637-3641. PMID: 30170713, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesDronabinolFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMorphinePain ManagementPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient SatisfactionPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsLength of stayNausea/vomitingMorphine equivalentsTotal joint arthroplastyDronabinol groupTJA patientsPhysical therapyVisual analog scale pain scoreVisual analog scale scoreMultimodal pain regimenOpioid morphine equivalentsPost-arthroplasty patientsPrimary TJA patientsTotal morphine equivalentsScale pain scoresAnalog scale scoreBody mass indexEffects of dronabinolMann-Whitney U testT-testStudent's t-testAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMultimodal painPain regimenPain scores