Charlson comorbidity index: an inaccurate predictor of minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion outcomes

NW Jenkins, JM Parrish, MT Nolte… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: There is a scarcity of research on the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and its
influence on minimum clinically important difference (MCID) achievement after minimally …

The impact of comorbidity burden on complications, length of stay, and direct hospital costs after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

B Khechen, BE Haws, MS Bawa, KL Cardinal… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort. Objective. The aim of this study was to determine
whether comorbidity as determined by Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is associated with …

The impact of comorbidity burden on postoperative PROMIS Physical Function following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

JM Parrish, NW Jenkins, NM Hrynewycz… - Clinical Spine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Objective: To assess the utility of
Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Physical Function (PROMIS …

Two-year validation and minimal clinically important difference of the Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey Physical Component Score in patients undergoing …

CP Lynch, EDK Cha, S Mohan, CE Geoghegan… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The Physical Component Score of the Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey
(VR-12 PCS) has been assessed for use at short-term and intermediate-term time points for …

Severe comorbidity burden does not influence postoperative clinical outcomes and trajectory for back pain, leg pain, physical function, or disability in patients …

KC Jacob, MR Patel, NN Vanjani, H Pawlowski… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To compare perioperative outcomes, patient-reported outcome measures
(PROMs), and minimum clinically important difference achievement after single-level …

Postoperative outcomes based on American Society of Anesthesiologists score after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

JS Yoo, JM Parrish, NW Jenkins, B Khechen… - Clinical Spine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: To examine the association between
the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score and patient-reported outcomes …

Charlson comorbidity index is predictive of postoperative clinical outcome after single-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery

K Shinonara, R Ugawa, S Arataki, S Nakahara… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2021 - Springer
Background In several previous studies, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score was
associated with postoperative complications, mortality, and re-admission. There are few …

Validity of PROMIS in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a preliminary evaluation

BE Haws, B Khechen, JA Guntin, KL Cardinal… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patient-reported outcomes are commonly used to evaluate treatment efficacy.
Inefficiencies in standard measurement tools often prove to be a barrier to data collection …

Surgical outcomes of patients who fail to reach minimal clinically important differences: comparison of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody …

OGS Ayling, YR Rampersaud, C Dandurand… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases has been shown to be clinically
effective with open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (O-TLIF) or minimally invasive …

Postoperative spinal orthosis may not be necessary for minimally invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

HH Ma, PH Wu, YC Yao, PH Chou, HH Lin… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the progress and success in minimally invasive surgery of transforaminal
lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF), the musculoskeletal injury was minimized. However, the …