2023
Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Hengartner A, Havlik J, David W, Reeves B, Freedman I, Sarkozy M, Maloy G, Fernandez T, Craft S, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The International Journal Of Spine Surgery 2023, 17: 468-476. PMID: 37076256, PMCID: PMC10312154, DOI: 10.14444/8448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisExtended LOSSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate analysisMultilevel posterior spinal fusionLength of hospitalPostoperative complication rateMajor academic institutionOral opioidsHospital LOSStudy patientsDischarge dispositionHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsPostoperative courseComplication rateIntraoperative variablesLonger LOSPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMedical recordsUnivariate analysisOdds ratio
2022
Three-dimensional printing versus freehand surgical techniques in the surgical management of adolescent idiopathic spinal deformity
McLaughlin WM, Donnelley CA, Yu K, Gillinov SM, Tuason DA. Three-dimensional printing versus freehand surgical techniques in the surgical management of adolescent idiopathic spinal deformity. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35875617, PMCID: PMC9263733, DOI: 10.21037/jss-22-28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScrew placement timeIntraoperative blood lossAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisBlood lossMultivariate analysisFreehand techniqueScrew placementImplant costsPlacement timeSagittal curve correctionRetrospective cohort studyLength of surgeryHigher implant costsSurgical residentsSignificant differencesPedicle screw placementTotal implant costsHospital stayIdiopathic spinal deformityPostoperative hospitalizationPerioperative dataCohort studyPatient ageSurgical treatmentSurgical management