2024
Impact of Surgeon Volume on Perioperative Complications and Survival to Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Femoral Head Core Decompression
Sanchez J, Jiang W, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Seddio A, Li M, Wiznia D, Grauer J. Impact of Surgeon Volume on Perioperative Complications and Survival to Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Femoral Head Core Decompression. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00153. PMCID: PMC11578193, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemoral head osteonecrosisHip fractureInvasive proceduresCore decompressionHigh-volume surgeon groupImpact of surgeon volumeTotal hip arthroplastyKaplan-Meier survival analysisHigh-volume surgeonsMinimally invasive procedureSurgeon volume categoriesStatistically significant differenceAssess complicationsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdult patientsVolume surgeonsTreatment optionsAdverse eventsSurgeon volumeSurgeon groupComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisComplicationsOne- 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 levelsOdds
2023
Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Are at Increased Risk for Perioperative Complications
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Kaszuba S, Rubin L, Grauer J. Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Are at Increased Risk for Perioperative Complications. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023, 32: 309-315. PMID: 38165956, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-00783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyUrinary tract infectionPostoperative eventsCystic fibrosisPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsTract infectionsPleural effusionKnee arthroplastyControl subjectsRevision rateAcute kidney injuryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexRisk of surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionComorbidity indexKidney injuryPerioperative complicationsRespiratory failureTKA patientsCardiac eventsPearlDiver databaseImplant survivalTotal hipPatients With Down Syndrome and Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Outcome Measures Show Increased Risk of Perioperative Complications
Halperin S, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Frumberg D, Rubin L, Grauer J. Patients With Down Syndrome and Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Outcome Measures Show Increased Risk of Perioperative Complications. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2023, 7: e23.00108. PMID: 38054749, PMCID: PMC10697628, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastyAcute kidney injuryUrinary tract infectionAdverse eventsDown syndromePostoperative eventsKnee arthroplastyRevision ratePerioperative risk assessmentMinor adverse eventsOutcomes of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionTotal joint arthroplastyPatient/family counselingKidney injuryPerioperative complicationsTKA patientsAdult patientsTract infectionsDS patientsIncreased riskTotal hipCare pathwayJoint arthroplasty
2021
Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy
Bovonratwet P, Retzky JS, Chen AZ, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Qureshi SA, Grauer JN, Albert TJ. Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021, 35: e306-e313. PMID: 34654773, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level posterior cervical foraminotomyPosterior cervical foraminotomyCervical radiculopathyInpatient proceduresCervical foraminotomyPerioperative complicationsAmbulatory proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionCohort comparison studyHospital lengthPain controlPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsWound complicationsNSQIP databasePatient characteristicsSite infectionIndividual complicationsDoes dehydration prior to primary total joint arthroplasty increase risk of perioperative complications?
Moore HG, Justen MA, Kirwin DS, Burroughs PJ, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Does dehydration prior to primary total joint arthroplasty increase risk of perioperative complications? Arthroplasty 2021, 3: 34. PMID: 35236481, PMCID: PMC8796573, DOI: 10.1186/s42836-021-00090-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative dehydrationPerioperative complicationsTotal joint arthroplastyTKA patientsTHA patientsJoint arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective total joint arthroplastyQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total joint arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty patientsImprovement Program databaseRisk of transfusionShort-term complicationsTHA/TKAKnee arthroplasty patientsMethodsThe 2012Perioperative outcomesBlood transfusionArthroplasty patientsSpecific complicationsTotal hipProgram databaseBackgroundPrior studiesIncrease riskTotal Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Cerebral Palsy: A Matched Comparison of 90-Day Adverse Events and 5-Year Implant Survival
Moore HG, Gardezi M, Burroughs PJ, Rubin LE, Frumberg DB, Grauer JN. Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Cerebral Palsy: A Matched Comparison of 90-Day Adverse Events and 5-Year Implant Survival. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2021, 36: 3534-3537. PMID: 34176692, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.05.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyFive-year implant survivalUrinary tract infectionCerebral palsyImplant survivalAdverse eventsTract infectionsComorbid factorsPeriprosthetic fracturesHigher oddsHip arthroplastyPerioperative urinary tract infectionNinety-day incidencePerioperative adverse eventsLong-term outcomesLog-rank testKaplan-Meier plotsMultivariate logistic regressionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsCP cohortHospital readmissionMatched ComparisonAdministrative databasesPatients
2020
Preoperative High, as well as Low, Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty
Malpani R, Bovonratwet P, Clark MG, Ottesen TD, Mercier MR, Grauer JN. Preoperative High, as well as Low, Platelet Counts Correlate With Adverse Outcomes After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2020, 4: e20.00049. PMID: 32890010, PMCID: PMC7470002, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-20-00049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePreoperative platelet countAbnormal platelet countImprovement Program databasePlatelet countPerioperative complicationsAdverse eventsHospital readmissionTHA patientsAdverse outcomesProgram databaseHip arthroplastyElective primary total hip arthroplastyElective total hip arthroplastyPrimary total hip arthroplastyMulticenter patient populationPreoperative laboratory studiesMinor adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsLow platelet countPostoperative complication dataNormal platelet countHigher platelet countsPerioperative adverse events after different fusion approaches for single-level lumbar spondylosis
Gala RJ, Ottesen TD, Kahan JB, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Perioperative adverse events after different fusion approaches for single-level lumbar spondylosis. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2020, 1: 100005. PMID: 35141578, PMCID: PMC8820031, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionPerioperative adverse eventsPosterior spinal fusionLumbar spondylosisAdverse eventsLumbar fusionChi-squared testInterbody fusionNational Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseSingle-level lumbar fusionPropensity scoreLong-term outcome studiesImprovement Program databaseGood surgical techniqueLong-term outcomesLow back painSingle-level fusionDifferent surgical approachesPosterior lumbar fusionLumbar interbody fusionPearson's chi-squared testDifferent fusion proceduresAP fusionPerioperative complicationsSafety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Bovonratwet P, Sheha ED, Ondeck NT, Malpani R, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Safety and Effectiveness of Antifibrinolytics in Posterior Scoliosis Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2020, 33: e26-e32. PMID: 31162181, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionMultilevel posterior spinal fusionIntensive care unitAntifibrinolytic useHospital lengthCare unitTreatment groupsIdiopathic scoliosisOperating roomEffectiveness of antifibrinolyticsNSQIP-Pediatric databasePediatric deformity surgeryPerioperative transfusion ratesVolume of transfusionLonger operative timePosterior scoliosis surgeryLarge national databaseTransfusion reductionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsTransfusion ratePostoperative outcomesPediatric patientsOperative time
2019
Surgical Treatment of Septic Shoulders: A Comparison Between Arthrotomy and Arthroscopy
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Pathak N, Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Nho SJ, Grauer JN. Surgical Treatment of Septic Shoulders: A Comparison Between Arthrotomy and Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy The Journal Of Arthroscopic And Related Surgery 2019, 35: 1984-1991. PMID: 31196694, DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2019.02.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients' preoperative characteristicsRate of reoperationSeptic shoulderAdverse eventsPreoperative characteristicsPerioperative complicationsNative shoulderNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseNational patient populationMinor adverse eventsSerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseRisk of reoperationRetrospective comparative studyLength of staySignificant differencesUnderwent irrigationPostoperative complicationsPatient characteristicsSurgical groupSurgical treatmentSeptic arthritisOperative timePatient populationSafety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Safety of Outpatient Single-level Cervical Total Disc Replacement. Spine 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30247372, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level cervical total disc replacementCervical total disc replacementSingle-level ACDFPerioperative complicationsTotal disc replacementPerioperative outcomesOutpatient settingDisc replacementNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSingle-level anterior cervical discectomyQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyPatient baseline characteristicsAdverse event profileAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databasePerioperative adverse eventsRate of readmissionLength of stayCohort comparison studyHospital stayAdverse eventsBaseline characteristicsCervical discectomyElective Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A Safe Procedure.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ondeck NT, Tyagi V, Grauer JN. Elective Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Octogenarians: A Safe Procedure. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2019, 27: 145-154. PMID: 30252789, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-17-00364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary total shoulder arthroplastyTotal shoulder arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databasePerioperative complicationsHospital stayProgram databaseShoulder arthroplastyElective total shoulder arthroplastyPropensity score-matched comparisonYoung populationRate of readmissionUrinary tract infectionPost-discharge careOctogenarian patientsPreoperative optimizationOctogenarian populationPerioperative coursePatient characteristicsTract infectionsSafe procedureRisk factorsOctogenariansReadmission
2018
Unlike Native Hip Fractures, Delay to Periprosthetic Hip Fracture Stabilization Does Not Significantly Affect Most Short-Term Perioperative Outcomes
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Adrados M, Ondeck NT, Su EP, Grauer JN. Unlike Native Hip Fractures, Delay to Periprosthetic Hip Fracture Stabilization Does Not Significantly Affect Most Short-Term Perioperative Outcomes. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 34: 564-569. PMID: 30514642, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriprosthetic hip fracturesNative hip fracturesIndependent risk factorSerious adverse eventsHip fracturePerioperative complicationsAdverse eventsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseDependent preoperative functional statusPostoperative serious adverse eventsPreoperative congestive heart failureQuality Improvement Program databaseExtended postoperative stayPreoperative functional statusImprovement Program databaseCongestive heart failureTotal hip arthroplastyPostoperative stayPerioperative outcomesHeart failureHospital admissionPotential confoundersFunctional statusProgram databaseIs Discharge Within a Day of Total Knee Arthroplasty Safe in the Octogenarian Population?
Bovonratwet P, Fu MC, Tyagi V, Gu A, Sculco PK, Grauer JN. Is Discharge Within a Day of Total Knee Arthroplasty Safe in the Octogenarian Population? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2018, 34: 235-241. PMID: 30391051, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePrimary total knee arthroplastyImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorSerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsProgram databasePerioperative adverse eventsHospital lengthNonhome dischargeOctogenarian populationPerioperative complicationsElderly patientsOlder patientsPatient agePostdischarge careKnee arthroplastyPatient satisfactionProcedural characteristicsHigh riskHealthcare costsPatientsComparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Ondeck NT, Geddes BJ, Grauer JN. Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2018, 43: 447-453. PMID: 28700450, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionOperative timeLumbar fusionHospital lengthWound infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShorter mean hospital lengthQuality Improvement Program databaseScrew placementRadiation exposureContamination/infectionLower blood transfusionRetrospective cohort comparison studyMean hospital lengthMost adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseInstrumented posterior lumbar fusionInstrumented lumbar fusionSurgeon radiation exposureCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsPedicle screw placementPerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomesAseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old.
Bovonratwet P, Malpani R, Ottesen TD, Tyagi V, Ondeck NT, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Aseptic revision total hip arthroplasty in the elderly : quantifying the risks for patients over 80 years old. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 143-151. PMID: 29437055, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b2.bjj-2017-0895.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAseptic revision total hip arthroplastyRevision total hip arthroplastyTotal hip arthroplastySerious adverse eventsAdverse eventsRisk factorsProcedural characteristicsHip arthroplastyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionMultivariate regression analysisAnesthesiologists (ASA) scoreMedical optimizationPerioperative complicationsPerioperative mortalityPostoperative complicationsTract infectionsYounger patientsBlood transfusionGeneral anesthesiaVulnerable patientsBone Joint
2017
After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness
Samuel AM, Fu MC, Anandasivam NS, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Kim HJ, Grauer JN. After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness. Spine 2017, 42: 1880-1887. PMID: 28538595, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult spinal deformityPosterior spinal fusionOperative timeSurgical invasivenessSpinal deformitySpinal fusionMultivariate analysisPerioperative outcomesPosterior fusionOperative timingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIndependent effectsQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyLonger operative timeOverall operative timeAdult deformity surgeryInvasive surgical proceduresInpatient complicationsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityAdult patientsCohort studyDeformity surgeryOutpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients
Bovonratwet P, Ottesen TD, Gala RJ, Rubio DR, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Outpatient elective posterior lumbar fusions appear to be safely considered for appropriately selected patients. The Spine Journal 2017, 18: 1188-1196. PMID: 29155341, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2017.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansInpatientsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsPropensity ScoreQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionYoung AdultConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsNSQIP databaseInterbody fusionLumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseElective posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity score-matched comparisonLower blood transfusionMost perioperative complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseRate of readmissionCareful patient selectionCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsInpatient cohortPLF casesHospital lengthPerioperative courseSelect patientsGeneral Health Adverse Events Within 30 Days Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in US Patients: A Comparison of Spine Surgeons’ Perceptions and Reported Data for Rates and Risk Factors
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, Bovonratwet P, Geddes BJ, Cui JJ, McLynn RP, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. General Health Adverse Events Within 30 Days Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in US Patients: A Comparison of Spine Surgeons’ Perceptions and Reported Data for Rates and Risk Factors. Global Spine Journal 2017, 8: 345-353. PMID: 29977718, PMCID: PMC6022956, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217723017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative adverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramAnterior cervical discectomyPatient risk factorsAdverse eventsRisk factorsCervical discectomyPatient factorsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSpine surgeons’ perceptionOccurrence of complicationsSurgeons' perceptionsNational dataQuality improvement initiativesQuality Improvement ProgramElective ACDFAccuracy of surgeonsACDF proceduresPerioperative complicationsRetrospective reviewUS patientsNSQIP dataProspective dataSurgeon's assessmentSuch complications