2017
Results of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data
Basques BA, McLynn RP, Fice MP, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Ahn J, Singh K, Grauer JN. Results of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2893-2904. PMID: 27896677, PMCID: PMC5670041, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-5175-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityData AccuracyData CollectionData MiningDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioOperative TimeOrthopedic ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsProcess Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsACS-NSQIP databaseAdverse eventsPreoperative laboratory valuesRisk factorsSpine surgeryOperating room timeLaboratory valuesSpine studiesACS-NSQIPDatabase studyRoom timeReference rangeQuality Improvement Program databasePerioperative laboratory valuesVariable reference rangesAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databaseMost risk factorsLength of stayLarge database studiesDifferent risk factorsEffect sizeCervical discectomyMedical comorbiditiesGreater effect sizeWhat Is the Timing of General Health Adverse Events That Occur After Total Joint Arthroplasty?
Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, Basques BA, Levine BR, Grauer JN. What Is the Timing of General Health Adverse Events That Occur After Total Joint Arthroplasty? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2952-2959. PMID: 28054326, PMCID: PMC5670043, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-5224-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeData MiningDatabases, FactualHumansLength of StayMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsProcess Assessment, Health CareProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsTotal joint arthroplastyAdverse eventsDays of diagnosisDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary embolismPostoperative dayVein thrombosisMyocardial infarctionJoint arthroplastySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramMultivariate Cox proportional hazardsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramMedian postoperative dayPulmonary embolism 3Postoperative adverse eventsSurgical site infectionMyocardial infarction 3Different adverse eventsRetrospective database analysisLife-threatening findingsCertain adverse eventsCox proportional hazardsSuch adverse eventsQuality Improvement ProgramDefinitional Differences of ‘Outpatient’ Versus ‘Inpatient’ THA and TKA Can Affect Study Outcomes
Bovonratwet P, Webb ML, Ondeck NT, Lukasiewicz AM, Cui JJ, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Definitional Differences of ‘Outpatient’ Versus ‘Inpatient’ THA and TKA Can Affect Study Outcomes. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2917-2925. PMID: 28083753, PMCID: PMC5670045, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-017-5236-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Surgical ProceduresArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeData MiningDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInpatientsKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayMaleMultivariate AnalysisPatient AdmissionProcess Assessment, Health CarePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTerminology as TopicTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHospital LOSAdverse eventsNSQIP databaseRisk factorsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLength of hospitalSerious adverse eventsBody mass indexTotal joint arthroplastyPotential confounding factorsLarge national databaseQuality Improvement ProgramOutpatient THAPostoperative complicationsTKA cohortSmoking statusMass indexFunctional statusOutpatient procedureJoint arthroplastyActual LOSTherapeutic studiesOutpatientsPatientsEditorial Comment: Learning From Large‐Scale Orthopaedic Databases
Maltenfort M, Grauer JN. Editorial Comment: Learning From Large‐Scale Orthopaedic Databases. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2864-2866. PMID: 28536854, PMCID: PMC5670054, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-017-5382-x.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2015
Editorial: Large Database Studies—What They Can Do, What They Cannot Do, and Which Ones We Will Publish
Grauer JN, Leopold SS. Editorial: Large Database Studies—What They Can Do, What They Cannot Do, and Which Ones We Will Publish. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2015, 473: 1537-1539. PMID: 25724835, PMCID: PMC4385344, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-015-4223-z.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2014
Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies
Bohl DD, Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Nationwide Inpatient Sample and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Give Different Results in Hip Fracture Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 472: 1672-1680. PMID: 24615426, PMCID: PMC4016448, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3559-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityData MiningDatabases, FactualEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFracture FixationHip FracturesHospitalizationHumansInpatientsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInpatient adverse eventsAcute kidney injuryPeripheral vascular diseaseAdverse eventsUrinary tract infectionQuality Improvement ProgramKidney injuryNSQIP databaseTract infectionsInpatient SampleVascular diseaseMethodsA retrospective cohort studyQuestions/PurposesThe purposeRetrospective cohort studyStatistical differenceTerms of comorbiditiesSurgical site infectionHip fracture studiesIntertrochanteric hip fracturesLength of stayGreat clinical importanceTerms of demographics