2024
Continuous Adductor Canal Block Compared to Epidural Anesthesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Freedman I, Mercier M, Galivanche A, Sandhu M, Hocevar M, Moore H, Grauer J, Rubin L, Li J. Continuous Adductor Canal Block Compared to Epidural Anesthesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty. Journal Of Pain Research 2024, 17: 3729-3740. PMID: 39559456, PMCID: PMC11572497, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s462079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous adductor canal blockAdductor canal blockEpidural analgesiaEA patientsNon-home dischargeCanal blockMultivariate analysisIncidence of postoperative adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsMorphine equivalentsEpidural anesthesiaAdverse eventsRetrospective analysisHospital lengthProlonged LOSLevel IIIPatientsSteroidsTotal knee arthroplastyAdjuvantTKA patientsLogistic regressionDischarge dispositionAnalgesiaKnee arthroplasty
2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments
2016
Surgical Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures After 24 Hours in Patients Between the Ages of 18 and 49 Is Associated With Poor Inpatient Outcomes
Samuel AM, Russo GS, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Grauer JN. Surgical Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures After 24 Hours in Patients Between the Ages of 18 and 49 Is Associated With Poor Inpatient Outcomes. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2016, 30: 89-94. PMID: 26429407, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000000456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient adverse eventsCharlson Comorbidity IndexMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsFemoral neck fracturesDischarge dispositionComorbidity indexSurgical treatmentNeck fracturesSurgical interventionLevel I trauma centerNational Trauma Data BankPoor inpatient outcomesPrognostic Level IIRetrospective cohort studyHours of admissionI trauma centerHours of presentationLong-term outcomesTrauma Data BankYears of ageNonelderly patientsInpatient outcomesUnderwent surgery