Study Design. A retrospective review of data collected prospectively by the American College
of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP). Objective. The …

Study Design. Case-series Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate changes in
intraoperative and postoperative parameters associated with the surgical learning curve for …

Background Context Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) procedures carry an inherently
difficult learning curve based upon anecdotal evidence. Few studies have investigated the …

Objective This study aimed to determine the incidence of postoperative fever, the workup
conducted for postoperative fever, the rate of subsequent fever-related diagnoses or …

Study Design. A retrospective analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to quantify
improvements in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) neck and arm pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI), …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To compare postoperative narcotic
consumption and pain scores between multimodal analgesia (MMA) and patient-controlled …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. The aim of the study was to identify
medications that may potentially contribute to developing postoperative urinary retention (…

Objective. To compare postoperative narcotic consumption between multimodal analgesia (MMA)
and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) after an anterior cervical discectomy and …

Study Design. Retrospective study of data collected prospectively by the American College
of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Objective. To determine the …

OBJECTIVE Prior studies have correlated preoperative depression and poor mental health
status with inferior patient-reported outcomes following lumbar spinal procedures. However, …