2024
Impact of Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and Its Treatment on the Risk of Adverse Events Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Smith-Voudouris J, Dhodapkar M, Halperin S, Cohen J, Grauer J. Impact of Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) and Its Treatment on the Risk of Adverse Events Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e23.00267. PMID: 39436712, PMCID: PMC11498930, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-23-00267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtopic dermatitisAdverse eventsOdds of pneumoniaTotal knee arthroplastyPerioperative outcomes of patientsModerate-to-severe diseaseIncreased oddsEmergency departmentUrinary tract infectionChronic inflammatory skin conditionOutcomes of patientsLog-rank testRisk of adverse eventsInflammatory skin conditionIncreased odds of pneumoniaKnee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty patientsPerioperative outcomesImmunosuppressive medicationsTract infectionsAggregate adverse eventsAdult patientsImpact of atopic dermatitisPatient characteristicsMultivariate analysis
2023
Patients 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
2022
Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Osteosarcoma: An Analysis of Outcomes From the National Cancer Database
Ottesen TD, Shultz BN, Munger AM, Sibindi C, Yurter A, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Osteosarcoma: An Analysis of Outcomes From the National Cancer Database. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2022, 6: e22.00009. PMID: 35192571, PMCID: PMC8865506, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLikelihood of deathDistant metastasisKaplan-Meier survival curvesNational Cancer DatabaseOutcomes of patientsPoor prognostic signMultivariate Cox analysisMeier survival curvesAnalysis of outcomesPatient characteristicsCox analysisPrognostic signSurgical excisionMale sexPatient survivalPatient numbersCancer DatabasePatient variablesTumor managementPrimary siteTumor typesSurvival curvesTreatment dataOsteosarcomaPatients
2020
Underweight patients are an often under looked “At risk” population after undergoing posterior cervical spine surgery
Ottesen TD, Bagi PS, Malpani R, Galivanche AR, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Underweight patients are an often under looked “At risk” population after undergoing posterior cervical spine surgery. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2020, 5: 100041. PMID: 35141608, PMCID: PMC8820029, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPosterior cervical spine surgeryCervical spine surgeryAdverse eventsBMI categoriesBMI spectrumSpine surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted multivariate regressionsQuality Improvement Program databaseHigher body mass indexLower body mass indexOutcomes of patientsImprovement Program databaseNormal-weight subjectsCategory of patientsSpine surgery outcomesUnderweight patientsPatient demographicsBMI groupsMass indexAdverse outcomesSurgery outcomesProgram databaseInclusion criteria
2019
Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale?
Zogg CK, Falvey JR, Dimick JB, Haider AH, Davis KA, Grauer JN. Changes in Discharge to Rehabilitation: Potential Unintended Consequences of Medicare Total Hip Arthroplasty/Total Knee Arthroplasty Bundled Payments, Should They Be Implemented on a Nationwide Scale? The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: 1058-1065.e4. PMID: 30878508, PMCID: PMC6884960, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.01.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeComputer SimulationDecision TreesElective Surgical ProceduresHumansMedicareMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodPatient DischargePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient ReadmissionQuality of LifeRehabilitationReimbursement MechanismsSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsExtent of therapyHealth-related qualityType of rehabilitationFunctional recoveryPatients' health-related qualitySkilled nursing facility useElective total hipPrimary TKA patientsOutcomes of patientsPatient-centered outcomesPatients' functional recoveryInpatient rehabilitation facilityNursing facility useEpisode of careAverage functional outcomeBundled payment programsDischarge dispositionTKA patientsUnplanned readmissionTotal hipFunctional outcomeAffordable Care ActOutcome measuresRehabilitation facilityBundled Payments