Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 1677-1682. PMID: 27054453, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgerySpine surgeryReadmission ratesBlack patientsUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsWhite patientsOutcome measuresMultivariate logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesCauses of readmissionDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort reviewRisk-adjusted oddsHigher readmission ratesBody mass indexPost-discharge careMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsHospital stayNonsurgical complicationsBaseline characteristicsThe Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery
Elsamadicy A, Adogwa O, Reiser E, Fatemi P, Cheng J, Bagley C. The Effect of Patient Race on Extent of Functional Improvement After Cervical Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 822-826. PMID: 27128256, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck Disability IndexPatient-reported outcome measuresPhysical component scoreMental component scoreSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreVisual analog pain scaleVAS neck painOutcome measuresWhite patientsSimilar improvementsDuke University Medical CenterPatient cohort 2Analog pain scaleAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injuryShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataLongitudinal cohort studyUniversity Medical CenterComponent scoresDisability IndexNeck painAdult patients