A predictive model of preoperative risk factors for venous thromboembolism after fusion for degenerative conditions of the thoracolumbar spine

Patient Smoking Status and Postoperative Outcomes: An Integrative Literature Review of Studies Using the ACS NSQIP Data Set

“…The primary author determined that the included studies were of good to high quality. Two studies 20,26 were high quality, meeting all 11 components of the quality appraisal, and nine studies 19,21‐25,27‐29 were good quality. One of the nine studies did not report on the handling of confounding factors; 22 and eight of the nine studies 21‐23,25,27‐29 did not report on whether the patients were free of the outcome at the beginning of the study.…”

“…The Google Scholar database search yielded 205,000 results; however, after reviewing the results on the first 20 web pages, the author identified no additional studies for inclusion. After removing duplicate records and screening the remaining titles and abstracts for relevancy, the author read the full text of the relevant articles and determined that 11 articles met the inclusion criteria 19‐29 . Figure 1 provides detailed information regarding the searching and screening process.…”

“…Each of the study populations had a single diagnosis or had undergone a single procedure type 19‐29 . The researchers analyzed preoperative factors and postoperative outcomes using ACS NSQIP data.…”

“…All postoperative follow‐up time frames were sufficient for outcomes to be observed. The researchers excluded patients with incomplete records and used inferential statistical data analysis when appropriate 19‐29 …”

“…All researchers used a retrospective cohort study design and described a secondary analysis of existing ACS NSQIP participant data 19‐29 . In seven studies, the researchers analyzed one year of data; 19‐22,27‐29 in the remaining four studies, the researchers used two years of data 23‐26 . Each study focused on a specific surgical procedure: hip surgery, including hip fracture repair; 20,27 total hip arthroplasty; 19 total knee arthroplasty; 23 thoracolumbar spine fusion for degenerative conditions; 26 arthroscopic rotator cuff repair; 25 laparoscopic cholecystectomy; 21 elective restoration of intestinal continuity; 28 body contouring; 24 palatopharyngoplasty; 22 or endovascular aortoiliac repair 29 …”