2017
Long-term Cost Utility of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
Farber SH, Han JL, Elsamadicy AA, Hussaini Q, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Long-term Cost Utility of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e797-e805. PMID: 28934786, PMCID: PMC8358894, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.20.5.e797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional medical managementSpinal cord stimulationFBSS patientsSurgery syndromeCord stimulationSCS systemCost utilityFailed Back Surgery SyndromeBack surgery syndromePrior back surgeryGEE modelHealth care utilizationRandomized clinical trialsConventional managementLongitudinal GEE modelsTime of implantationLeg painSCS implantationBack painCare utilizationLong followMedical managementSignificant morbidityBack surgeryTreatment optionsPrevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults.
Murphy KR, Han JL, Yang S, Hussaini SM, Elsamadicy AA, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e257-e268. PMID: 28158163, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.e268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative spine diseasePain diagnosisPain conditionsLimb painBack painChronic painSpine diseaseComplex regional pain syndromePost-laminectomy painPost-laminectomy syndromeUnited States patient populationMedicare Supplemental databasesChronic pain conditionsRegional pain syndromeNon-randomized studiesSpecific pain diagnosesUnited States adultsHealth care servicesPain syndromePain patientsPatient populationTruven MarketScanPatient cohortRetrospective analysisPain
2015
Assessing Patient Reported Outcomes Measures via Phone Interviews Versus Patient Self-Survey in the Clinic: Are We Measuring the Same Thing?
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Cheng J, Bagley C. Assessing Patient Reported Outcomes Measures via Phone Interviews Versus Patient Self-Survey in the Clinic: Are We Measuring the Same Thing? World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 230-234. PMID: 26548832, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.10.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOswestry Disability IndexPatient-reported outcomesBaseline PRO dataVisual analog scalePRO dataAnalog scalePhone interviewsBaseline Oswestry Disability IndexDuke University Medical CenterCoronary artery diseaseHistory of depressionUniversity Medical CenterRepeated-measures analysisVAS-BPVAS-LPBaseline painDisability IndexLeg painAdult patientsArtery diseaseBack painFunctional disabilityProspective studyEnrollment criteriaLumbar fusion