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 outcomesIndependent predictors of reliability between full time employee-dependent acquisition of functional outcomes compared to non-full time employee-dependent methodologies: a prospective single institutional study
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Cheng J, Bagley C. Independent predictors of reliability between full time employee-dependent acquisition of functional outcomes compared to non-full time employee-dependent methodologies: a prospective single institutional study. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2016, 2: 47-51. PMID: 27683695, PMCID: PMC5039846, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2016.03.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOswestry Disability IndexIndependent predictorsReliable patient-reported outcome measureTwo-week washout periodMultivariate logistic regression modelDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresProspective single institutional studyBaseline PRO dataSingle institutional studyHealth-related qualityFunctional outcome dataTwo-level lumbar fusionHistory of depressionLeg pain scaleUniversity Medical CenterLogistic regression modelsDisability IndexAdult patientsPain scaleWashout periodProspective studyEnrollment criteriaFunctional outcomeBaseline questionnaire
2015
Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Cheng J, Bagley C. Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 214-219. PMID: 26706296, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDepressionDisability EvaluationDiskectomyFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionSpineTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeck pain visual analog scalePain visual analog scaleNeck Disability IndexVisual analog scaleSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 PCSMental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreComponent scoresDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresPostoperative health statusAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injurySingle institutional experiencePhysical component scoreShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataBoard-certified psychiatristHistory of depressionUniversity Medical CenterSimilar improvementsSignificant differencesDisability IndexAssessing 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