2019
Pediatric obesity is associated with short-term risks after pelvic osteotomy
Basques BA, Meadows MC, Grauer JN, Kogan M. Pediatric obesity is associated with short-term risks after pelvic osteotomy. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics B 2019, 28: 95-99. PMID: 30234701, DOI: 10.1097/bpb.0000000000000552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic osteotomyRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databasePediatric pelvic osteotomiesRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorLength of stayShort-term riskNonobese patientsPerioperative morbidityAdverse eventsCohort studyBlood transfusionOperative timePediatric obesityPatient counselingFemoral osteotomySurgical correctionPediatric databaseHip dysplasiaOsteotomyReadmissionObesityPatientsTransfusion
2017
Which Pediatric Orthopaedic Procedures Have the Greatest Risk of Adverse Outcomes?
Basques BA, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Which Pediatric Orthopaedic Procedures Have the Greatest Risk of Adverse Outcomes? Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2017, 37: 429-434. PMID: 26558959, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric orthopaedic proceduresCommon pediatric orthopaedic proceduresAdverse outcomesAdverse eventsOrthopedic proceduresSpinal fusionPediatric patientsPediatric databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseNSQIP-Pediatric databasePediatric orthopedic patientsRetrospective cohort studyMultiple patient characteristicsPosterior spinal fusionPediatric patient samplesDifferent orthopedic proceduresASA classCohort studyPerioperative safetyPatient characteristicsNonidiopathic scoliosisOrthopedic patientsOperative characteristicsExternal fixation