2023
Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study
Hengartner A, David W, Reeves B, Craft S, Boroumand S, Clappier M, Hansen J, Fernandez T, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study. Spine Deformity 2023, 11: 1127-1136. PMID: 37093449, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-023-00693-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionOral pain medicationTotal hospital lengthTwenty-nine patientsMethodsThe medical recordsSingle institutional studyStepwise logistic regressionMajor academic institutionHospital lengthHospital stayNine patientsPain medicationUnplanned readmissionIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesRBC transfusionHealthcare utilizationOperative time
2019
Association Between Preoperative Narcotic Use with Perioperative Complication Rates, Patient Reported Pain Scores, and Ambulatory Status After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels) for Adult Deformity Correction
Elsamadicy AA, Drysdale N, Adil SM, Charalambous L, Lee M, Koo A, Freedman IG, Kundishora AJ, Camara-Quintana J, Qureshi T, Kolb L, Laurans M, Abbed K, Karikari IO. Association Between Preoperative Narcotic Use with Perioperative Complication Rates, Patient Reported Pain Scores, and Ambulatory Status After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels) for Adult Deformity Correction. World Neurosurgery 2019, 128: e231-e237. PMID: 31009775, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBone TransplantationDepressionFemaleHumansIntraoperative Neurophysiological MonitoringLaminectomyLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMobility LimitationNarcoticsOsteotomyPainPain MeasurementPain, PostoperativePatient ReadmissionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodSpinal DiseasesSpinal FusionConceptsComplex spinal fusionPain scoresPerioperative complication ratePreoperative narcotic useComplication rateSpinal fusionAmbulatory statusNarcotic usePatient demographicsDeformity correctionPatient-reported pain scoresPrimary complex spinal fusionAdult deformity correctionLast pain scoreNon-user cohortsPostoperative pain scoresPostoperative complication rateHigher pain scoresPhysical therapy regimensPrevalence of depressionGreater mean ageUse of narcoticsMajor academic institutionAmbulatory dayPreoperative use
2018
Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery.
Elsamadicy AA, Kemeny H, Adogwa O, Sankey EW, Goodwin CR, Yarbrough CK, Lad SP, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON. Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2018, 29: 40-45. PMID: 29701564, DOI: 10.3171/2017.12.spine171079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanDiagnostic Self EvaluationDisability EvaluationElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSelf ConceptTime FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsElective lumbar spine surgeryPatient-reported outcomesLumbar spine surgerySpine surgeryPatient satisfactionRacial disparitiesPatient demographicsReadmission ratesWhite patientsAA patientsMedical recordsLong-term patient-reported outcomesOverall patient-reported outcomeGreater body mass indexBaseline patient demographicsInferior surgical outcomesVAS-LP scoresPatient-reported satisfactionOverall patient satisfactionBody mass indexVisual analog scaleAfrican American patientsPatient-specific factorsPatient satisfaction measuresPerception of health
2015
Assessing 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