2020
Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists.
Mets EJ, Grauer JN, McLynn RP, Frumberg DB. Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Outcomes by Pediatric and Nonpediatric Orthopedists. Orthopedics 2020, 44: e203-e210. PMID: 33316820, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20201210-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric supracondylar humerus fracturesSupracondylar humerus fracturesHumerus fracturesMultivariate analysisRetrospective comparative cohort analysisLarge national databaseComparative cohort analysisComorbidity burdenHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsPatient factorsFracture outcomesOperative timePatient 1Surgical interventionAdverse outcomesPediatric orthopedistsStudy groupCohort analysisOrthopaedic surgeonsOrthopedistsNational databaseSubspecialty trainingUse of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider
Moore HG, Samuel AM, Burroughs PJ, Pathak N, Tuason DA, Grauer JN. Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider. Spine Deformity 2020, 9: 403-410. PMID: 33025389, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00218-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildHumansKyphosisOperative TimeScoliosisSpinal FusionSurgical Navigation SystemsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisNon-navigated patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesPosterior spinal fusionUse of navigationPosterior fusionAdverse outcomesSpinal fusionShort-term adverse eventsPost-operative hospital stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryStereotactic navigationNon-navigated casesNSQIP-Pediatric databaseThirty-day outcomesYear of procedureLonger operative timeIdiopathic scoliosis surgeryLength of stayIntraoperative navigationNational pediatric databaseHospital stayPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPediatric patients
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
2018
What Is the Adverse Event Profile After Prophylactic Treatment of Femoral Shaft or Distal Femur Metastases?
McLynn RP, Ondeck NT, Grauer JN, Lindskog DM. What Is the Adverse Event Profile After Prophylactic Treatment of Femoral Shaft or Distal Femur Metastases? Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2018, 476: 2381-2388. PMID: 30260860, PMCID: PMC6259894, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000000489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood TransfusionDatabases, FactualDiaphysesFemaleFemoral FracturesFemurFracture FixationFractures, SpontaneousHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisOdds RatioOperative TimePatient DischargePostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBody mass indexPathologic fractureAdverse eventsProphylactic treatment groupProphylactic treatmentBlood transfusionDisseminated cancerFemoral shaftComplication profileFracture groupFunctional outcomeProphylactic fixationDistal femurTreatment groupsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseGreater body mass indexPerioperative complication profileProphylactic surgical stabilizationProphylactic surgical treatmentPostoperative adverse eventsAdverse event profileCurrent Procedural Terminology codesImprovement Program databaseMajor adverse eventsLonger Operative Time Is Associated With Increased Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: 15-Minute Intervals Matter.
Ondeck NT, Bohl DD, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Bovonratwet P, Singh K, Grauer JN. Longer Operative Time Is Associated With Increased Adverse Events After Anterior Cervical Diskectomy and Fusion: 15-Minute Intervals Matter. Orthopedics 2018, 41: e483-e488. PMID: 29708570, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20180424-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cervical diskectomyOperative timeAdverse eventsCervical diskectomyPerioperative outcomesSurgical durationSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramIndividual adverse outcomesPostoperative adverse eventsLonger operative timeGreater operative timeQuality Improvement ProgramUnplanned intubationHospital stayBaseline characteristicsVenous thromboembolismHospital readmissionAdverse outcomesPatient variablesAmerican CollegeAnesthetic effectSurgical pathologyPhysiologic stressComparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Bovonratwet P, Nelson SJ, Ondeck NT, Geddes BJ, Grauer JN. Comparison of 30-Day Complications Between Navigated and Conventional Single-level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2018, 43: 447-453. PMID: 28700450, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior lumbar fusionOperative timeLumbar fusionHospital lengthWound infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShorter mean hospital lengthQuality Improvement Program databaseScrew placementRadiation exposureContamination/infectionLower blood transfusionRetrospective cohort comparison studyMean hospital lengthMost adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseInstrumented posterior lumbar fusionInstrumented lumbar fusionSurgeon radiation exposureCohort comparison studyPotential confounding factorsPedicle screw placementPerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomesMissing data may lead to changes in hip fracture database studies: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
Basques BA, McLynn RP, Lukasiewicz AM, Samuel AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Missing data may lead to changes in hip fracture database studies: a study of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. The Bone & Joint Journal 2018, 100-B: 226-232. PMID: 29437066, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.100b2.bjj-2017-0791.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse eventsRisk factorsDatabase studyNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPostoperative adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseNational database studyDifferent risk factorsMultivariate regressionQuality Improvement ProgramElderly patientsNSQIP databaseBone JointProgram databaseLaboratory valuesAmerican CollegePatientsHipFracturesComorbiditiesSurgeryDifferent Fusion Approaches for Single-level Lumbar Spondylolysis Have Similar Perioperative Outcomes
Gala RJ, Bovonratwet P, Webb ML, Varthi AG, Daubs MD, Grauer JN. Different Fusion Approaches for Single-level Lumbar Spondylolysis Have Similar Perioperative Outcomes. Spine 2018, 43: e111-e117. PMID: 28591074, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionAnterior lumbar interbody fusionPosterior spinal fusionPerioperative adverse eventsAdverse eventsLong-term outcomesLumbar interbody fusionLumbar spondylolysisPerioperative outcomesOperative timeSurgical approachFusion groupInterbody fusionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement databasePerioperative adverse event ratesSimilar long-term outcomesPropensity scoreMinor adverse eventsPrevious cohort studiesSerious adverse eventsSimilar perioperative outcomesAdverse event ratesIndividual adverse eventsQuality improvement databaseTotal Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events
Shultz BN, Wilson AT, Ondeck NT, Bovonratwet P, McLynn RP, Cui JJ, Grauer JN. Total Disc Arthroplasty Versus Anterior Interbody Fusion in the Lumbar Spine Have Relatively a Few Differences in Readmission and Short-term Adverse Events. Spine 2018, 43: e52-e59. PMID: 28723873, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior lumbar interbody fusionTotal disc arthroplastyAdverse eventsBlood transfusionOperative timeInterbody fusionRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseShort-term adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term clinical outcomesLong-term functional outcomeLumbar total disc arthroplastySerious adverse eventsImprovement Program databaseAnterior interbody fusionIndividual adverse eventsStand-alone Anterior Lumbar Interbody FusionGeneral health outcomesPotential risk factorsLumbar interbody fusionMultivariate Poisson regressionPerioperative outcomesPostoperative length
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 surgeryResults of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data
Basques BA, McLynn RP, Fice MP, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Ahn J, Singh K, Grauer JN. Results of Database Studies in Spine Surgery Can Be Influenced by Missing Data. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2017, 475: 2893-2904. PMID: 27896677, PMCID: PMC5670041, DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-5175-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityData AccuracyData CollectionData MiningDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioOperative TimeOrthopedic ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsProcess Assessment, Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpineTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsACS-NSQIP databaseAdverse eventsPreoperative laboratory valuesRisk factorsSpine surgeryOperating room timeLaboratory valuesSpine studiesACS-NSQIPDatabase studyRoom timeReference rangeQuality Improvement Program databasePerioperative laboratory valuesVariable reference rangesAnterior cervical discectomyImprovement Program databaseMost risk factorsLength of stayLarge database studiesDifferent risk factorsEffect sizeCervical discectomyMedical comorbiditiesGreater effect sizeOf 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
2016
Primary and Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates
Basques BA, Diaz-Collado PJ, Geddes BJ, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Webb ML, Bohl DD, Ahn J, Singh K, Grauer JN. Primary and Revision Posterior Lumbar Fusion Have Similar Short-Term Complication Rates. Spine 2016, 41: e101-e106. PMID: 26539938, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOperative TimePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsRevision lumbar fusionLumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionPostoperative complicationsBlood transfusionPostoperative lengthOperative timeOperative characteristicsRevision surgeryRevision proceduresSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSimilar short-term complication ratesPrimary posterior lumbar fusionQuality Improvement Program databaseShort-term complication ratePosterior lumbar fusion proceduresPrimary lumbar fusionRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseShort-term morbidityRisk of complicationsRobust error varianceLumbar fusion proceduresPrimary surgery
2015
Risk Factors for Blood Transfusion With Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Basques BA, Anandasivam NS, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Lukasiewicz AM, Bohl DD, Grauer JN. Risk Factors for Blood Transfusion With Primary Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2015, 40: 1792-1797. PMID: 26165220, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionBlood transfusionLumbar fusionPostoperative outcomesRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseDeep surgical site infectionShort-term postoperative outcomesQuality Improvement Program databasePosterior lumbar fusion surgeryRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseSurgical site infectionLumbar fusion surgeryAnesthesiologists classPostoperative complicationsPostoperative lengthPreoperative hematocritCohort studyPatient characteristicsPulmonary embolismBlood lossPulmonary diseaseGeneral 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 roomMyelopathy Is Associated With Increased All-Cause Morbidity and Mortality Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Lukasiewicz AM, Basques BA, Bohl DD, Webb ML, Samuel AM, Grauer JN. Myelopathy Is Associated With Increased All-Cause Morbidity and Mortality Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Spine 2015, 40: 443-449. PMID: 25599286, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDiskectomyFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DegenerationLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalSpinal Cord DiseasesSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsBaseline patient characteristicsAnterior cervical discectomyAdverse eventsACDF proceduresCervical discectomyCervical myelopathyPatient characteristicsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseSerious adverse eventsCervical spine pathologyImprovement Program databaseSevere adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionCommon surgical procedureCause morbidityRetrospective cohortSurgical characteristicsPatient factorsHigh morbidityDifferent morbiditiesPatient counselingDiagnosis codesGeneral Compared with Spinal Anesthesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty
Basques BA, Toy JO, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. General Compared with Spinal Anesthesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2015, 97: 455-461. PMID: 25788301, PMCID: PMC4357526, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.00662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyPrimary elective total hip arthroplastyPropensity-adjusted multivariate analysisElective total hip arthroplastyGeneral anesthesiaAdverse eventsSpinal anesthesiaHip arthroplastyOperating room timeRoom timeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate analysisThirty-day adverse eventsQuality Improvement Program databaseMinor adverse eventsPostoperative ventilator useBaseline patient characteristicsImprovement Program databaseLength of stayUnplanned intubationPerioperative outcomesPostoperative lengthVentilator useAnesthetic type
2014
Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection
Basques BA, Golinvaux NS, Bohl DD, Yacob A, Toy JO, Varthi AG, Grauer JN. Use of an Operating Microscope During Spine Surgery Is Associated With Minor Increases in Operating Room Times and No Increased Risk of Infection. Spine 2014, 39: 1910-1916. PMID: 25188600, PMCID: PMC4192002, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperating room timeRisk of infectionDay of surgerySurgical site infectionRoom timeSpine proceduresSite infectionOperative timeSpine surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseMicroscope useMultivariate analysisDeep surgical site infectionSepsis/septic shockQuality Improvement Program databaseSuperficial surgical site infectionElective spinal proceduresElective spine proceduresOrgan space infectionAverage patient ageImprovement Program databaseAverage operative timeRetrospective database reviewMultivariate logistic regressionUsing the ACS-NSQIP to Identify Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay After Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Basques BA, Fu MC, Buerba RA, Bohl DD, Golinvaux NS, Grauer JN. Using the ACS-NSQIP to Identify Factors Affecting Hospital Length of Stay After Elective Posterior Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2014, 39: 497-502. PMID: 24384669, PMCID: PMC3961012, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000000184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBlood TransfusionBody Mass IndexChi-Square DistributionComorbidityDecision Support TechniquesElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesity, MorbidOperative TimePatient SelectionRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsElective posterior lumbar fusionPosterior lumbar fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseLumbar fusionHospital lengthIntraoperative variablesExtended LOSProgram databaseAmerican CollegePosterior lumbar spine fusionPredictors of LOSRetrospective cohort studyBody mass indexLumbar spine fusionCommon surgical procedureImportant clinical variablesInpatient hospital costsLumbar spine pathologyAnesthesiologists classIntraoperative transfusionMorbid obesityCohort study