2020
Readmissions After Distal Radius Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: An Analysis of 11,124 Patients
Malpani R, John TS, Mercier MR, Ottesen TD, Nduaguba AM, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Readmissions After Distal Radius Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: An Analysis of 11,124 Patients. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2020, 4: e20.00110. PMID: 33969951, PMCID: PMC7384800, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-20-00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseMultivariate analysisAnesthesiologists classOpen reductionInternal fixationRisk factorsProgram databaseMedical reasonsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePredictors of readmissionInsulin-dependent diabetesCommon surgical procedureQuality improvement initiativesAmerican SocietyPostoperative readmissionsIndex surgeryInsulin usePerioperative factorsUnplanned readmissionPatient demographicsPerioperative outcomesAdult patientsSurgical reasons
2016
Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Gruskay JA, Fu M, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Buerba RA, Webb ML, Grauer JN. Factors Affecting Length of Stay and Complications After Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2016, 29: e34-e42. PMID: 24525748, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCervical VertebraeDatabases, FactualDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLength of StayMaleOrthopedicsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayElective anterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSAnterior cervical discectomyAge 65 yearsMajor complicationsExtended surgery timeMultivariate analysisPreoperative anemiaPreoperative factorsCervical discectomySurgery timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseAverage LOSOrgan space infectionVenous thrombotic eventsACS-NSQIP databaseFactors Affecting LengthLarge database analysisACDF proceduresASA scorePerioperative factorsPerioperative variablesPostoperative complications
2015
Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database
Golinvaux NS, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of 368 Patients Undergoing Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis From the SPORT Trial With 955 From the NSQIP Database. Spine 2015, 40: 342-348. PMID: 25757036, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialPerioperative factorsPerioperative outcomesNSQIP databaseDegenerative spondylolisthesisSurgical proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseAverage body mass indexImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeLumbar degenerative spondylolisthesisBody mass indexPostoperative mortalityPostoperative transfusionComplication rateRetrospective cohortSurgical patientsNonsurgical treatmentAnalysis of demographicsMass indexOperative timeSmoking statusLumbar pathologyWound infection
2014
Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well
Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Basques BA, Yacob A, Grauer JN. Comparison of the lumbar disc herniation patients randomized in SPORT to 6,846 discectomy patients from NSQIP: demographics, perioperative variables, and complications correlate well. The Spine Journal 2014, 15: 685-691. PMID: 25499208, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine Patient Outcomes Research TrialElective lumbar discectomyDiscectomy patientsPerioperative factorsLumbar discectomyClinical trialsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial wound infection rateQuality Improvement Program databaseLumbar disc herniation patientsHigher body mass indexTotal wound complicationsRetrospective cohort studyDeep wound infectionImprovement Program databaseStatistical differenceWound infection rateAverage operative timeDisc herniation patientsBody mass indexNational patient sampleNinth Revision codesRandomized clinical trialsLength of stayResearch trials