2024
90-Day Complication and Readmission Rates for Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture at Different Time Points From COVID-19 Positivity: A Database Study
Sanchez J, Jiang W, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. 90-Day Complication and Readmission Rates for Geriatric Patients With Hip Fracture at Different Time Points From COVID-19 Positivity: A Database Study. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00069. PMID: 39330875, PMCID: PMC11412709, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHip fracture surgeryHip fractureGeriatric patientsFracture surgeryAdverse eventsRate of minor adverse eventsCOVID-19 diagnosisWeeks of surgeryMinor adverse eventsTime pointsAssociated with increased oddsComplication rateAssess complicationsCOVID-19 positivityCOVID-19 infectionMultivariate analysisSurgeryComplicationsPatientsDatabase studyReadmission ratesCare algorithmWeeksDiagnosisCOVID-19
2021
COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery
Mercier MR, Galivanche AR, Brand JP, Pathak N, Medvecky MJ, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. COVID-positive ankle fracture patients are at increased odds of perioperative surgical complications following open reduction internal fixation surgery. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0262115. PMID: 34972190, PMCID: PMC8719674, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-positive patientsAnkle fracture surgeryPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsAnkle fracture patientsFracture surgeryFracture patientsOperative interventionAnkle fracturesPropensity matchingCOVID statusOpen reduction internal fixation surgeryPerioperative adverse outcomesPerioperative surgical complicationsMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsChronic kidney diseaseCOVID-19 Research DatabaseLong-term outcomesInternal fixation surgeryBasis of agePropensity-score matchingPostoperative complicationsNegative patientsClinical Characteristics and Perioperative Complication Profiles of COVID-19–Positive Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
Galivanche AR, Mercier MR, Schneble CA, Brand J, Pathak N, Varthi AG, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Clinical Characteristics and Perioperative Complication Profiles of COVID-19–Positive Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2021, 5: e21.00104. PMID: 34653097, PMCID: PMC8522872, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-21-00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19Hip FracturesHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2ConceptsHip fracture surgeryCOVID-19 positive patientsMinor adverse eventsAdverse eventsCOVID-19 positivityFracture surgeryHigh incidenceCOVID-19 positive groupCOVID-19 positive statusCOVID-19-negative groupGeriatric hip fracture surgeryPerioperative complication profilePostoperative adverse eventsHip fracture patientsSerious adverse eventsPatient risk factorsAdministrative claims dataCOVID-19 infectionAdverse event informationOngoing global pandemicClinical characteristicsFracture patientsPostoperative eventsPreoperative variablesPropensity matching