Extended length of stay after lumbar spine surgery: sick patients, postoperative complications, or practice style differences among hospitals and physicians?

O Adogwa, DT Lilly, S Khalid, SA Desai, VD Vuong… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The degree to which extended length of stay (LOS) after surgery represents
patient illness or postoperative complications is unknown. The aim of this study was to …

High-grade spondylolisthesis in adults: current concepts in evaluation and management

KN Kunze, DT Lilly, JM Khan, PK Louie… - International Journal of …, 2020 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Information regarding the treatment of high-grade spondylolisthesis (HGS) in
adults has been previously described; however, previous descriptions of the evaluation and …

Adjunct analgesia reduces pain and opioid consumption after hip arthroscopy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

KN Kunze, EM Polce, DT Lilly… - … American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Patients who undergo hip arthroscopy inevitably experience pain postoperatively;
however, the efficacy and safety of adjunct analgesia to prevent or reduce pain are not …

Regional variation in opioid use after lumbar spine surgery

…, MA Davison, VD Vuong, SA Desai, DT Lilly… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate regional variations in use of opioids after
lumbar decompression and fusion surgery for patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis or …

[PDF][PDF] Incidence of and risk factors for symptomatic venous thromboembolism after shoulder arthroplasty

RZ Tashjian, DT Lilly, AM Isaacson… - Am J Orthop (Belle …, 2016 - cdn.mdedge.com
Reported rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after shoulder arthroplasty (SA) range
from 0.2% to 13%. Few studies have evaluated the incidence of VTE in a large patient …

An assessment of nonoperative management strategies in a herniated lumbar disc population: successes versus failures

DT Lilly, MA Davison, CM Eldridge… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To compare the utilization of conservative
treatments in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniations who were successfully …

Long-term costs of maximum nonoperative treatments in patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis or spondylolisthesis that ultimately required surgery: a 5-year cost …

O Adogwa, MA Davison, VD Vuong, S Khalid, DT Lilly… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The purpose of this study is to
characterize the utilization and costs of MNTs prior to spinal fusion surgery in patients with …

Sex differences in opioid use in patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis or spondylolisthesis undergoing lumbar decompression and fusion

O Adogwa, MA Davison, V Vuong, SA Desai, DT Lilly… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To investigate sex differences in opioid
use after lumbar decompression and fusion surgery for patients with symptomatic lumbar …

Extended length of stay in elderly patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is not attributable to baseline illness severity or postoperative complications

O Adogwa, DT Lilly, VD Vuong, SA Desai, B Ouyang… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Health care systems are increasing efforts to minimize postoperative hospital
stays to improve resource use. Common explanations for extended postoperative stay are …

A 2-year cost analysis of maximum nonoperative treatments in patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis or spondylolisthesis that ultimately required surgery

O Adogwa, MA Davison, DT Lilly… - Global Spine …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to characterize
the utilization and costs of maximal nonoperative therapies (MNTs) within 2 years prior …