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35. Comparable risk of adverse events following cervicothoracic interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections: an analysis of 1.29 million patients
Seddio A, McNamara K, Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Ratnasamy P, Rubio D, Grauer J. 35. Comparable risk of adverse events following cervicothoracic interlaminar and transforaminal epidural injections: an analysis of 1.29 million patients. The Spine Journal 2024, 24: s19. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2024.06.478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse eventsSpinal neurologic deficitsStatistically significant differenceCurrent Procedural TerminologyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEpidural injectionAdult patientsNeurological deficitsAdverse outcomesMultivariate analysisED visitsIncidence of adverse eventsEpidural spinal injectionsTransforaminal epidural injectionsEmergency departmentTransforaminal (TFRisk of adverse eventsSignificant differenceRetrospective cohort studyMinor adverse eventsSampled adult patientsOutcome measures IncidencePotential adverse eventsSpinal injectionPatient ageOne- versus Three-- Level Fusion in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Lumbar Decompression: Relative Perioperative Risks and Five-year Revisions.
Ratnasamy P, Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Rubio D, Grauer J. One- versus Three-- Level Fusion in Patients Undergoing Multilevel Lumbar Decompression: Relative Perioperative Risks and Five-year Revisions. Spine 2024 PMID: 39190416, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOne-level fusionLumbar decompressionThree-level fusionPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsOdds ratioElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPatient ageFive-year survivalOdds of perioperative complicationsLumbar decompression patientsPerioperative complicationsDecompression patientsPerioperative riskFusion patientsSpinal reoperationLumbar fusionReoperationComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisPatientsClinical interestDecompressionFusion levelsOddsCefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin with Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Dhodapkar M, Jeong S, Halperin S, Rubio D, Li M, Grauer J. Cefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin with Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Single-Level Posterior Lumbar Fusion. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00082. PMCID: PMC11068128, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-level posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionSurgical site infectionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexLumbar fusionAntibiotic prophylaxisAdverse outcomesAntibiotic prophylaxis regimenAntibiotic prophylaxis regimensIntraoperative antibiotic prophylaxisRevision ratePerioperative antibiotic prophylaxisPostoperative adverse outcomesPosterior lumbar fusion patientsMultivariate logistic regressionProphylaxis regimensProphylaxis regimenPatient ageSite infectionUnivariate analysisCefazolinComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisAntibiotic subgroupsTraumatic diagnoses
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Low Back Pain: Utilization of Urgent Cares Relative to Emergency Departments
Dhodapkar M, Modrak M, Halperin S, Gouzoulis M, Rubio D, Grauer J. Low Back Pain: Utilization of Urgent Cares Relative to Emergency Departments. Spine 2023, 49: 513-517. PMID: 37982595, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow back painElixhauser Comorbidity IndexUrgent care centersEmergency departmentUrgent careBack painED visitsED utilizationCare centerAdvanced imagingUrgent care useUrgent care visitsDays of diagnosisSetting of traumaSpinal cord injuryYears of ageComorbidity indexInfectious diagnosisCare visitsLBP patientsMost patientsRecent surgeryAdult patientsPatient ageED patients