2024
Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Factor V Leiden: Elevated Risks Isolated to Venous Thromboembolism Events
Sanchez J, Jiang W, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Factor V Leiden: Elevated Risks Isolated to Venous Thromboembolism Events. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2024 PMID: 38838962, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.05.083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactor V LeidenAdverse eventsChemoprophylactic agentV LeidenMultivariate analysisFactor V Leiden patientsTotal hip arthroplastyPatients to venous thromboembolismLog-rank testIncreased VTE riskVenous thromboembolic eventsElevated riskPerioperative adverse eventsPre-existing comorbiditiesAdministrative claims databaseInherited thrombophiliaThromboembolic eventsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdult patientsVenous thromboembolismImplant survivalVTE riskComorbidity indexClaims databaseHip arthroplasty
2023
Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Marfan Syndrome: Adverse Events and 5-Year Revision Rates
Day W, Jayaram R, Rubin L, Grauer J. Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Marfan Syndrome: Adverse Events and 5-Year Revision Rates. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2023 PMID: 37952742, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.10.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal hip arthroplastyAdverse eventsMarfan syndromeMultivariable analysisHip arthroplastyUnderwent total hip arthroplastyPostoperative adverse eventsVenous thromboembolic eventsPerioperative care pathwaysUrinary tract infectionConnective tissue diseaseLog-rank testRare disease populationComorbidity indexThromboembolic eventsCardiac eventsPostoperative courseTract infectionsAdult patientsTissue diseaseHip pathologyRevision rateCare pathwayDisease populationGreater odds
2022
Commentary on “Chemoprophylactic anticoagulation 72 hours after spinal fracture surgical treatment decreases venous thromboembolic events without increasing surgical complications”
Jiang W, Grauer J. Commentary on “Chemoprophylactic anticoagulation 72 hours after spinal fracture surgical treatment decreases venous thromboembolic events without increasing surgical complications”. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 12: 100179. PMID: 36589693, PMCID: PMC9797604, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100179.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersVenous thromboembolic eventsThromboembolic eventsSurgical complicationsSurgical treatmentComplications
2021
Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy
Bovonratwet P, Retzky JS, Chen AZ, Ondeck NT, Samuel AM, Qureshi SA, Grauer JN, Albert TJ. Ambulatory Single-level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021, 35: e306-e313. PMID: 34654773, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level posterior cervical foraminotomyPosterior cervical foraminotomyCervical radiculopathyInpatient proceduresCervical foraminotomyPerioperative complicationsAmbulatory proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreRetrospective cohort comparison studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionCohort comparison studyHospital lengthPain controlPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsThromboembolic eventsWound complicationsNSQIP databasePatient characteristicsSite infectionIndividual complications
2018
Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients.
Ottesen TD, McLynn RP, Galivanche AR, Bagi PS, Zogg CK, Rubin LE, Grauer JN. Increased complications in geriatric patients with a fracture of the hip whose postoperative weight-bearing is restricted: an analysis of 4918 patients. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 1377-1384. PMID: 30295535, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b10.bjj-2018-0489.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-bearing restrictionsLength of stayAdverse eventsPostoperative weight-bearing restrictionsMajor adverse eventsEvidence-based guidelinesBone Joint JOperating theatreMultivariate regression analysisMultivariate oddsFrail patientsThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsHip fractureGeriatric patientsProcedural characteristicsInclusion criteriaPatientsGreater riskProcedural factorsHipReadmissionDeliriumTransfusionSurgeryThromboembolic Events After Traumatic Vertebral Fractures
Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Gala RJ, Webb ML, Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Kim HJ, Grauer JN. Thromboembolic Events After Traumatic Vertebral Fractures. Spine 2018, 43: 1289-1295. PMID: 29538240, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolism eventsTraumatic vertebral fracturesVertebral fracturesSpinal cord injuryOdds ratioCord injuryRisk factorsNational Trauma Data Bank Research Data SetLonger inpatient lengthPulmonary embolism eventsDeep vein thrombosisHigh-energy injuriesVertebral fracture patientsLength of stayAdditional risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionSuch adverse outcomesOverall rateThromboembolism eventsHospital courseThromboembolic eventsFracture patientsVein thrombosisLonger LOSTrauma patients
2017
Of 20,376 Lumbar Discectomies, 2.6% of Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days
Webb ML, Nelson SJ, Save A, Cui J, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Diaz-Collado PJ, Bohl DD, Ondeck NT, McLynn RP, Grauer JN. Of 20,376 Lumbar Discectomies, 2.6% of Patients Readmitted Within 30 Days. Spine 2017, 42: 1267-1273. PMID: 27926671, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical site infectionLumbar discectomyThromboembolic eventsHospital readmissionSite infectionSurgical variablesCommon reasonSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseCauses of readmissionHigher American SocietyImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyDay of surgeryQuality-based reimbursementQuality improvement initiativesPearson chi-squareAnesthesiologists classPostoperative painPatient demographicsCohort studyOperative timeAffordable Care ActRisk factorsDifferences in Short-Term Outcomes Between Primary and Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Basques BA, Ondeck NT, Geiger EJ, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Massel DH, Mayo BC, Singh K, Grauer JN. Differences in Short-Term Outcomes Between Primary and Revision Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2017, 42: 253-260. PMID: 28207667, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRevision anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomySurgical site infectionACDF proceduresRevision proceduresAdverse eventsPostoperative lengthThromboembolic eventsCervical discectomySite infectionBlood transfusionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseOperating roomImprovement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studySevere adverse eventsShort-term morbidityRisk of readmissionAverage operative timeShort-term outcomesMultiple adverse outcomes
2015
Risk Factors for Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Ankle Fractures.
Basques BA, Miller CP, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Thromboembolic Events After Surgery for Ankle Fractures. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2015, 44: e220-4. PMID: 26161767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsBody mass indexDependent functional statusAnkle fracturesThromboembolic eventsFunctional statusHeart diseaseRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOccurrence of VTEsQuality Improvement Program databaseRetrospective national cohort studyHigher body mass indexAnkle fracture ORIFImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorAnkle fracture patientsDeep vein thrombosisNational cohort studyVTE prophylaxisFracture patientsPostoperative dayPulmonary embolismVein thrombosisGeneral versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip.
Basques BA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Samuel AM, Grauer JG. General versus spinal anaesthesia for patients aged 70 years and older with a fracture of the hip. The Bone & Joint Journal 2015, 97-B: 689-95. PMID: 25922465, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayGeneral anesthesiaSpinal anesthesiaAdverse eventsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databasePropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseShorter LOSMinor adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseUrinary tract infectionType of anesthesiaPost-operative timeThromboembolic eventsElderly patientsTract infectionsBlood transfusionProgram databaseInclusion criteriaAmerican CollegeAnesthesiaMultivariate analysisPatientsOperating room