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