2023
Associated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 384-387. PMID: 37943085, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCranial vault remodelingLOS cohortExtended LOSAdverse eventsPediatric patientsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseVault remodelingSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseNon-Hispanic white patientsHealth care resource utilizationMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative hospital LOSStructural pulmonary abnormalityPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyAssociated risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisCurrent Procedural TerminologyHospital LOSAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative complications
2020
Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Treatment of Unruptured Adult Cerebral Aneurysms: A Study of The National Inpatient Sample
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Lin IH, David WB, Sujijantarat N, Santarosa C, Cord BJ, Zetchi A, Hebert R, Bahrassa F, Malhotra A, Matouk CC. Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Treatment of Unruptured Adult Cerebral Aneurysms: A Study of The National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105230. PMID: 33066916, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedComorbidityDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHumansInpatientsIntracranial AneurysmLength of StayMaleMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLOS cohortExtended LOSMultivariate logistic regressionUnruptured cerebral aneurysmsCerebral aneurysmsPreadmission comorbiditiesInpatient complicationsHospital stayMore patientsOdds ratioUnruptured aneurysmsHealthcare costsMultiple patient-specific factorsLogistic regressionOverall complication rateHospital-level factorsNon-routine dischargePatient-level factorsNational Inpatient SamplePatient-specific factorsOverall healthcare costsChoice of procedureIndex admissionPostoperative complicationsComplication rateAssociated risk factors for extended length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Robert SM, Kuzmik GA, Coutinho PO, Kolb L, Laurans M, Abbed K. Associated risk factors for extended length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2020, 195: 105883. PMID: 32428797, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spondylotic myelopathyHospital-level factorsLOS cohortAnterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSMultivariate logistic regressionSpondylotic myelopathyPostoperative complicationsCervical discectomyBlood transfusionOdds ratioNational Inpatient Sample databaseLogistic regressionFurther investigational studiesOverall complication rateNon-routine dischargeAssociated risk factorsNational cohort studyNumber of complicationsRisk-adjusted LOSGreater overall costsLow socioeconomic statusPaucity of literatureHospital LOSHospital stayRisk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Freedman IG, Zogg CK, Hong CS, DeSpenza T, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Risk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation. World Neurosurgery 2020, 138: e515-e522. PMID: 32147550, PMCID: PMC7379177, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionExtended LOSLOS cohortSurgical decompressionDecompression surgeryOdds ratioGreater overall complication ratesMultiple patient-level factorsLogistic regressionChiari malformation type IAdult Chiari I malformationPatient's baseline comorbidityOverall complication rateRetrospective cohort studyChiari I malformationRisk-adjusted LOSPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsCohort studyComplication ratePatient demographicsSuboccipital decompressionElectrolyte disordersObstructive hydrocephalus
2019
Impact of patient and hospital-level risk factors on extended length of stay following spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Kundishora AJ, Chouairi F, Lee M, Hengartner AC, Camara-Quintana J, Kahle KT, DiLuna ML. Impact of patient and hospital-level risk factors on extended length of stay following spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2019, 24: 469-475. PMID: 31374544, DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.peds19161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionElective posterior spinal fusionHospital-level risk factorsLOS cohortExtended LOSImpact of patientSpinal fusionRisk factorsPostoperative complicationsPatient comorbiditiesBlood transfusionInpatient DatabaseOdds ratioIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate logistic regression modelExtended hospital LOSFluid-electrolyte disordersInpatient hospital lengthOverall complication rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseMultivariate logistic regressionRisk-adjusted LOSLogistic regression modelsHealth policy changes