National databases for neurosurgical outcomes research: options, strengths, and limitations
BACKGROUND Quality improvement, value-based care delivery, and personalized patient
care depend on robust clinical, financial, and demographic data streams of neurosurgical …
care depend on robust clinical, financial, and demographic data streams of neurosurgical …
Foundations for evidence-based intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
In this review, we recommend means to enhance the evidence-base for intraoperative
neurophysiological monitoring (IONM). We address two preliminary issues:(1) whether …
neurophysiological monitoring (IONM). We address two preliminary issues:(1) whether …
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 1. Disability, quality of life, and pain outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: predicting likely individual patient …
OBJECTIVE Quality and outcomes registry platforms lie at the center of many emerging
evidence-driven reform models. Specifically, clinical registry data are progressively …
evidence-driven reform models. Specifically, clinical registry data are progressively …
Predictors of extended length of stay, discharge to inpatient rehab, and hospital readmission following elective lumbar spine surgery: introduction of the Carolina …
OBJECTIVE Extended hospital length of stay (LOS), unplanned hospital readmission, and
need for inpatient rehabilitation after elective spine surgery contribute significantly to the …
need for inpatient rehabilitation after elective spine surgery contribute significantly to the …
Measuring clinically relevant improvement after lumbar spine surgery: is it time for something new?
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for patient-
reported outcome measures is commonly used to assess clinical improvement. However …
reported outcome measures is commonly used to assess clinical improvement. However …
Comparison of outcomes following anterior vs posterior fusion surgery for patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an analysis from quality outcomes database
AL Asher, CJ Devin, P Kerezoudis, S Chotai… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Comparison of Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusio... : Neurosurgery Comparison of
Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients With Degenerative …
Outcomes Following Anterior vs Posterior Fusion Surgery for Patients With Degenerative …
Clinically meaningful improvement following cervical spine surgery: 30% reduction versus absolute point-change MCID values
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected registry data. Objective. The
aim of this study was to compare the performance of 30% reduction to established absolute …
aim of this study was to compare the performance of 30% reduction to established absolute …
An analysis from the Quality Outcomes Database, Part 2. Predictive model for return to work after elective surgery for lumbar degenerative disease
OBJECTIVE Current costs associated with spine care are unsustainable. Productivity loss
and time away from work for patients who were once gainfully employed contributes greatly …
and time away from work for patients who were once gainfully employed contributes greatly …
Ambulation on postoperative day# 0 is associated with decreased morbidity and adverse events after elective lumbar spine surgery: analysis from the Michigan Spine …
HM Zakaria, M Bazydlo, L Schultz, M Abdulhak… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND While consistently recommended, the significance of early ambulation after
surgery has not been definitively studied. OBJECTIVE To identify the relationship between …
surgery has not been definitively studied. OBJECTIVE To identify the relationship between …
Impact of obesity on complications and outcomes: a comparison of fusion and nonfusion lumbar spine surgery
I Onyekwelu, SD Glassman, AL Asher… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Prior studies have shown obesity to be associated with higher complication
rates but equivalent clinical outcomes following lumbar spine surgery. These findings have …
rates but equivalent clinical outcomes following lumbar spine surgery. These findings have …