2018
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Russo GS, Ondeck NT, Singh K, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis After Spine Surgery. Spine 2018, 43: 861-868. PMID: 28953711, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisIndependent risk factorSpine surgical proceduresRisk factorsSpine surgerySurgical proceduresPosterior lumbar fusion proceduresPost-hospitalization followSpine surgery patientsHigh-risk patientsLarge cohort studyLumbar fusion proceduresPre-existing infectionLarge national databasePostoperative lengthCohort studyNSQIP databasePostoperative periodSurgery patientsPrimary outcomeRetrospective studyDifficile infectionClinical impactInfection diagnosis
2017
Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Bovonratwet P, Bohl DD, Malpani R, Nam D, Della Valle CJ, Grauer JN. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Clostridium difficile Colitis Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2017, 33: 205-210.e1. PMID: 28870746, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClostridioides difficileColitisEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFemaleHumansIncidenceKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramDifficile colitisPrimary total hipRisk factorsQuality Improvement ProgramPrimary THATotal hipProcedural risk factorsClostridium difficile colitisHigh-risk patientsUrinary tract infectionInfectious risk factorsPoisson multivariate regressionPreoperative anemiaPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative periodTract infectionsPrimary outcomeSubstantial morbidityKnee arthroplastyColitisPatientsClinical implicationsHospital quality