2024
Robotic Versus Navigation Assisted Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A National Database Study.
Gouzoulis M, Seddio A, Winter A, Jabbouri S, Zhu J, Rubio D, Varthi A, Grauer J. Robotic Versus Navigation Assisted Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A National Database Study. Spine 2024 PMID: 38717329, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior lumbar fusionLumbar fusionAdverse eventsLevel posterior lumbar fusionsCPT codesKaplan-Meier survival analysisRate of reoperationNavigation-assisted surgeryRobotic-assisted casesNavigation-assistedMinor adverse eventsPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionICD-10 procedure codeRobotic cohortRobotic assistanceSpinal navigationReoperation rateAnterior fusionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPearlDiver databaseNo significant differenceIncremental advantageAdverse outcomesComorbidity index
2014
Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection
Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Toy JO, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection. Spine 2014, 39: 1910-1916. PMID: 25188600, PMCID: PMC4192002, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating room timeRisk of infectionDay of surgerySurgical site infectionRoom timeSpine proceduresSite infectionOperative timeSpine surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMicroscope useMultivariate analysisDeep surgical site infectionSepsis/septic shockQuality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial surgical site infectionElective spinal proceduresElective spine proceduresOrgan space infectionAverage patient ageImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeRetrospective database reviewMultivariate logistic regressionFactors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Yacob A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Factors Predictive of Increased Surgical Drain Output After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2014, 39: 728-735. PMID: 24480948, PMCID: PMC3991728, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal drain outputDrain outputSurgical drain placementSurgical drain outputNeck hematomaDrain placementSurgical drainsRetrospective cohort studyAnterior cervical discectomyHistory of smokingRisk of complicationsPostoperative neck hematomaAge 50 yearsMultivariate logistic regressionSingle academic institutionAverage drain outputElective ACDFCervical discectomyCohort studyConsecutive patientsDrain useIndependent predictorsFactors PredictiveMedical recordsACDF