Patient Body Mass Index is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Patient Body Mass Index is an Independent Predictor of 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 148-151. PMID: 27593714, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityPatient ReadmissionPneumoniaPostoperative ComplicationsRadiculopathyRisk FactorsSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisSpondylolisthesisSurgical Wound InfectionUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsElective spine surgeryBody mass indexPreoperative body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisDays of dischargeIndependent risk factorHospital readmissionSpine surgeryLogistic regression analysisPreoperative obesityReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsMass indexRisk factorsEarly unplanned hospital readmissionPatient body mass indexUnplanned hospital readmissionPostoperative complication rateAppropriate risk stratificationPrevalence of obesityMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerRegression analysisHealth care climateIndex surgeryRace 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