2018
The use of subfascial drains after multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: does the data support its use?
Adogwa O, Khalid SI, Elsamadicy AA, Voung VD, Lilly DT, Desai SA, Sergesketter AR, Cheng J, Karikari IO. The use of subfascial drains after multi-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: does the data support its use? Journal Of Spine Surgery 2018, 4: 227-232. PMID: 30069511, PMCID: PMC6046311, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionMulti-level anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomySubfascial drainsDrain useHematoma formationACDF proceduresHospital stayCervical discectomyComparison cohortBlood transfusionDecreased incidenceDirect medical record reviewPost-operative blood transfusionDegenerative cervical stenosisMulti-level ACDFAllogenic blood transfusionPercent of patientsConsecutive adult patientsMedical record reviewPost-operative hematomaTime of surgeryCervical stenosisMultilevel ACDFAdult patients
2016
Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Fialkoff J, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 107-110. PMID: 27567581, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnxietyBlack or African AmericanCervical VertebraeDecompression, SurgicalDelayed DiagnosisDepressionDiskectomyEthnicityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisTime-to-TreatmentWhite PeopleConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyVisual analog scaleCervical stenosisIndependent predictorsCervical discectomyPatient demographicsMultivariate analysisElective anterior cervical discectomyVAS neck pain scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresSignificant cervical stenosisSymptomatic cervical stenosisVAS neck painIndependent risk factorPostoperative complication rateWorse postoperative outcomesBody mass indexStandard deviation ageMajor academic medical centerHistory of depressionAcademic medical centerPreoperative painNeurological sequelaePain scoresPostoperative outcomes