2024
Is Frailty Discouraging Surgeons from Performing Thoracolumbar Fusion? A Retrospective Study.
Linden B, Willging A, Chainani M, Koch K, Galet C, McGonagill P. Is Frailty Discouraging Surgeons from Performing Thoracolumbar Fusion? A Retrospective Study. Spine 2024 PMID: 39482285, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracolumbar fracturesPre-frailtyPre-frailCSHA-CFSTrauma patientsFrail patientsFrailty scoreCanadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty ScaleThoracolumbar fusionSkilled nursing facilityAssociated with increased risk of pneumoniaOlder trauma patientsManagement of thoracolumbar fracturesAssociated with adverse outcomesAssociated with lower mortalityAssociated with poor outcomesAssociated with increased riskHospital length of stayClinical Frailty ScaleAdult trauma patientsRisk of pneumoniaIn-hospital mortalityNursing facilitiesLength of stayCanadian study
2021
Admission Lymphopenia is Associated With Discharge Disposition in Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Patients
Koch K, Troester A, Chevuru P, Campbell B, Galet C, McGonagill P. Admission Lymphopenia is Associated With Discharge Disposition in Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2021, 270: 293-299. PMID: 34717263, PMCID: PMC8712416, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt chest wall traumaAbsolute lymphocyte countChest Abbreviated Injury ScoreAdmission lymphopeniaBlunt chest wall trauma patientsLevel I trauma centerInstitution's trauma registryAbbreviated Injury ScoreI trauma centerInjury Severity ScoreChest wall traumaImportant prognostic informationBowel perforationHospital deathHospital stayAdult patientsCritical illnessDischarge dispositionLymphocyte countTrauma patientsClinical outcomesInjury characteristicsTrauma centerTrauma registryImmune suppression