2023
The correlation of psoriasis and its treatment medications with lumbar discectomy postoperative infections
Day W, Ch'en P, Ratnasamy P, Jeong S, Varthi A, Grauer J. The correlation of psoriasis and its treatment medications with lumbar discectomy postoperative infections. The Spine Journal 2023, 23: 1623-1629. PMID: 37355045, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.06.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionRisk of SSIPostoperative surgical site infectionElixhauser Comorbidity IndexMultivariable logistic regressionTopical therapyComorbidity indexReoperation rateSite infectionTreatment medicationsMultivariable analysisDiscectomy patientsGreater oddsFive-Year Reoperation RatesSingle-level lumbar discectomyLogistic regressionCorrelation of psoriasisOral systemic treatmentInfection-related complicationsAdministrative database studyDay of surgeryLog-rank testNational administrative databaseRetrospective case controlUS adult population
2018
Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Zogg CK, Shultz BN, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, Bellamkonda KS, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Dialysis is an independent risk factor for perioperative adverse events, readmission, reoperation, and mortality for patients undergoing elective spine surgery. The Spine Journal 2018, 18: 2033-2042. PMID: 30077772, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryNon-dialysis patientsDialysis-dependent patientsPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsDialysis patientsSpine surgeryUnplanned readmissionCohort studyPatient demographicsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomDialysis-independent patientsInstitutional cohort studyMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyElective spinal surgeryImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorMajor adverse eventsPercentage of complicationsAdministrative database study