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
After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness
Samuel AM, Fu MC, Anandasivam NS, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Kim HJ, Grauer JN. After Posterior Fusions for Adult Spinal Deformity, Operative Time is More Predictive of Perioperative Morbidity, Rather Than Surgical Invasiveness. Spine 2017, 42: 1880-1887. PMID: 28538595, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult spinal deformityPosterior spinal fusionOperative timeSurgical invasivenessSpinal deformitySpinal fusionMultivariate analysisPerioperative outcomesPosterior fusionOperative timingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIndependent effectsQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyLonger operative timeOverall operative timeAdult deformity surgeryInvasive surgical proceduresInpatient complicationsPerioperative complicationsPerioperative morbidityAdult patientsCohort studyDeformity surgery
2014
Patient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Smith BG, Grauer JN. Patient Factors Are Associated With Poor Short-term Outcomes After Posterior Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2014, 473: 286-294. PMID: 25201091, PMCID: PMC4390920, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3911-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere adverse eventsLength of stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisAdverse eventsSurgical site infectionPerioperative morbiditySite infectionIdiopathic scoliosisSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramExtended LOSPoor short-term outcomeSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInitial hospital stayResultsTwenty-seven patientsManagement of obesityIndividual adverse eventsShort-term outcomesTotal hospital costsMultivariate logistic regressionQuality Improvement ProgramHospital stayHospital readmissionNinety-fifth percentileOperative time