2018
Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter AR, Ongele M, Vuong V, Khalid S, Moreno J, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. World Neurosurgery 2018, 111: e845-e849. PMID: 29317368, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase ManagementClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesCritical CareDecompression, SurgicalFemaleGeriatricsHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresPatient Care TeamPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesScoliosisSpinal FusionTreatment OutcomeConceptsElderly patientsCritical care servicesICU transferIndependent predictorsCorrective surgeryFusion surgeryComanagement modelSpine surgeryCare servicesComplex lumbar spine surgeryTeam approachIntensive care unit resourcesPeri-operative optimizationSenior Health (POSH) programDuration of surgeryLumbar spine surgeryInterdisciplinary care modelLong-term outcomesLumbar fusion surgeryMajor academic medical centerAdult degenerative scoliosisAcademic medical centerInterdisciplinary team approachPOSH cohortHospital course
2016
Impact of Age on Change in Self-Image 5 Years After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels)
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Behrens S, Hobbs C, Bridwell KH, Karikari IO. Impact of Age on Change in Self-Image 5 Years After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels). World Neurosurgery 2016, 97: 112-116. PMID: 27713066, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesComplex spinal fusionImpact of ageSpinal fusionComplication ratePreoperative variablesSignificant differencesImportant patient-reported outcomeFusion levelsPostoperative complication rateTypes of complicationsDeformity correction surgeryStandard deviation numberSRS-22rAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsEffect of ageIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsSelf-image scoresYounger patientsPrimary outcomeCorrective surgeryCorrection surgeryPatients' perceptions