2024
Risk of Adverse Events Following Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asthma Patients
Smith-Voudouris J, Rubin L, Grauer J. Risk of Adverse Events Following Total Knee Arthroplasty in Asthma Patients. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024, 32: 543-549. PMID: 38657178, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-23-01142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse eventsTotal knee arthroplastyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexOne-tenth of patientsAsthma patientsOdds of adverse eventsRisk of adverse eventsIncreasing severity of asthmaMultivariate logistic regressionInflammatory airway diseasesSeverity of asthmaKnee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplasty patientsPerioperative outcomesAggregate adverse eventsAdult patientsNon-pulmonaryAirway diseaseComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisPatient factorsAsthma groupEmergency department visitsPatientsIncreased oddsOutcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Von Willebrand Disease Depend on Postoperative Anticoagulation
Jiang W, Sanchez J, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Rubin L, Grauer J. Outcomes Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have Von Willebrand Disease Depend on Postoperative Anticoagulation. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2024, 39: 2088-2093. PMID: 38462141, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVon Willebrand diseaseVon Willebrand disease patientsRevision-free survivalVenous thromboembolismAdverse eventsOdds of venous thromboembolismTotal hip arthroplastyIncreased oddsDefects of von Willebrand factorCongenital bleeding disordersPatients to dateQualitative defects of von Willebrand factorPostoperative adverse eventsThrombotic adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionAutosomal dominant conditionVon Willebrand factorElixhauser Comorbidity IndexBleeding disordersPostoperative anticoagulationAdult patientsCompare bleedingPrescription patternsQualitative defectsWillebrand disease
2023
Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations
Kebaish K, Galivanche A, Mercier M, Varthi A, Rubin L, Grauer J. Is There Utility to Requiring Spine MRI Pre-authorizations? Pre-authorizations. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2023, 36: 186-189. PMID: 36728293, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSpine centerAcademic spine centerRetrospective cohort studySignificant increased oddsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient undergoing treatmentEventual dispositionInsurance carriersCohort studyIncreased oddsCommercial insurance carriersMRI requestsMRI ordersUndergoing treatmentBACKGROUND DATAGreater oddsPreauthorization processCommercial insuranceResonance imagingSpine scansLogistic regressionPreauthorizationScans