2024
Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group.
Tabor J, Dincer A, O'Brien J, Lei H, Vetsa S, Vasandani S, Jalal M, Yalcin K, Morales-Valero S, Marianayagam N, Alanya H, Elsamadicy A, Millares Chavez M, Aguilera S, Mishra-Gorur K, McGuone D, Fulbright R, Jin L, Erson-Omay E, Günel M, Moliterno J. Variations in the genomic profiles and clinical behavior of meningioma by racial and ethnic group. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 141: 664-672. PMID: 38518289, DOI: 10.3171/2024.1.jns231633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack patientsSporadic meningiomasClinical outcomesGenomic profilingClinical behavior of meningiomasShorter progression-free survivalAnterior skull base tumorsClinical data of patientsHispanic patientsProgression-free survivalChromosome 1p deletionBehavior of meningiomasIncreased recurrence rateRate of recurrenceSkull base tumorsData of patientsSomatic driver mutationsNon-Black patientsShorter PFSOverall survivalAggressive meningiomasTRAF7 mutationsIntracranial meningiomasMeningioma resectionNon-black group
2020
Withdrawal of Life-supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Williamson T, Ryser MD, Ubel PA, Abdelgadir J, Spears CA, Liu B, Komisarow J, Lemmon ME, Elsamadicy A, Lad SP. Withdrawal of Life-supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Surgery 2020, 155: 723-731. PMID: 32584926, PMCID: PMC7301301, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere traumatic brain injuryLife-supporting treatmentTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySurgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program databaseTrauma Quality Improvement Program databaseLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreHigher Injury Severity ScoreQuality Improvement Program databaseGlasgow Coma Scale scoreImprovement Program databaseInjury Severity ScoreSelf-pay patientsDependent health statusOlder patientsAdult patientsClinical factorsWhite patientsBlack patientsMultivariable analysisTrauma centerDisseminated cancerSeverity scoreProgram databaseRetrospective analysis
2016
Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Hobbs C, Behrens S, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Impact of Race on 30-Day Complication Rates After Elective Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels): A Single Institutional Study of 446 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2016, 99: 418-423. PMID: 28003170, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanElective Surgical ProceduresEquipment FailureEthnicityFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsIntraoperative ComplicationsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePain, PostoperativePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSurgical Wound DehiscenceUrinary Tract InfectionsWhite PeopleConceptsComplex spinal fusionPostoperative complicationsComplication rateSpinal fusionPatient demographicsReadmission ratesSimilar postoperative complicationsSingle institutional studyUrinary tract infectionSpinal fusion outcomesBody mass indexComplex spinal surgeryMajor academic institutionHospital stayTract infectionsAdult patientsPrimary outcomeWhite patientsBlack patientsOperative timeMass indexSurgical outcomesMedical recordsPatient raceSpinal surgeryRacial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 1677-1682. PMID: 27054453, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgerySpine surgeryReadmission ratesBlack patientsUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsWhite patientsOutcome measuresMultivariate logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesCauses of readmissionDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort reviewRisk-adjusted oddsHigher readmission ratesBody mass indexPost-discharge careMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsHospital stayNonsurgical complicationsBaseline characteristics