2024
The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, Colliander R, King P, Tao X, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. The Impact of Preoperative Spinal Injection Timing on the Postoperative Complications of Lumbar Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2024, 190: e121-e128. PMID: 39002778, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.07.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforaminal lumbar interbody fusionCSF leakSurgical complicationsComplication rateIncidence of CSF leakRate of CSF leakSecondary outcomesRate of surgical complicationsSurgical complication ratePostoperative surgical complicationsSurgical site infectionDay of surgeryLumbar interbody fusionPostoperative complicationsSite infectionWound disruptionPostoperative rateAdult patientsLumbar fusionInterbody fusionIncreased riskPrimary outcomePatientsSurgeryPrimary analysisImpact of Depression on Postoperative Medical and Surgical Outcomes in Spine Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Aghajanian S, Shafiee A, Athar M, Mohammadifard F, Goodarzi S, Esmailpur F, Elsamadicy A. Impact of Depression on Postoperative Medical and Surgical Outcomes in Spine Surgeries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 3247. PMID: 38892958, PMCID: PMC11172961, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeSpine surgerySurgical complicationsSurgical outcomesStatistically significant higher rateUrinary tract infectionSurgical site infectionDeep vein thrombosisLength of hospitalizationSystematic reviewNon-depressed controlsSignificantly higher ratesUrinary retentionPostoperative medicationTract infectionsPostoperative outcomesPulmonary embolismSite infectionSpinal surgeryVein thrombosisImpact of depressionPooled analysisDepressed patientsHematoma formationHospital length
2023
Outcomes Following 2-Level Cervical Interventions with Cage-and-Plate, Zero-Profile, or Arthroplasty Constructs
Khalid S, Mirpuri P, Thomson K, Elsamadicy A, Massaad E, Deysher D, Khilwani H, Adogwa O, Shin J, Mehta A. Outcomes Following 2-Level Cervical Interventions with Cage-and-Plate, Zero-Profile, or Arthroplasty Constructs. World Neurosurgery 2023, 180: e607-e617. PMID: 37797683, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.09.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional surgeryCervical interventionsPlate constructZero-profileMedical complicationsAnterior cervical proceduresDisc height restorationPostoperative medical complicationsOutcomes of patientsCervical disc diseaseLogistic regression modelsCervical proceduresSecondary outcomesSurgical complicationsIndex interventionPrimary outcomeIndex procedureHeight restorationDisc diseasePatientsSurgeryArthroplastyMotion limitationArtificial discComplications
2018
Minimally Invasive Lateral Access Surgery and Reoperation Rates: A Multi-Institution Retrospective Review of 2060 Patients
Nayar G, Wang T, Sankey EW, Berry-Candelario J, Elsamadicy AA, Back A, Karikari I, Isaacs R. Minimally Invasive Lateral Access Surgery and Reoperation Rates: A Multi-Institution Retrospective Review of 2060 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2018, 116: e744-e749. PMID: 29787875, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRate of reoperationLateral access surgeryLumbar spine surgeryMore comorbiditiesSurgical approachSpine surgeryDecompressive lumbar spine surgeryElective lumbar spinal surgeryMulti-institution retrospective reviewAccess surgeryLower body mass indexLumbar spinal surgeryBody mass indexOpen posterior approachHealth care systemOnly significant predictorAdditional readmissionsLT cohortOP cohortOP surgeryReoperation ratePatient demographicsSurgical complicationsRetrospective reviewMass index
2017
Impact of Obesity on Complications and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Cranial Surgery: A Single-Institutional Study of 224 Consecutive Craniotomy/Craniectomy Procedures
Sergesketter A, Elsamadicy AA, Gottfried ON. Impact of Obesity on Complications and 30-Day Readmission Rates After Cranial Surgery: A Single-Institutional Study of 224 Consecutive Craniotomy/Craniectomy Procedures. World Neurosurgery 2017, 100: 244-249. PMID: 28093346, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of obesityBody mass indexReadmission ratesCranial surgeryPostoperative complicationsMass indexSurgical outcomesPreoperative body mass indexMean body mass indexBaseline patient characteristicsEffect of obesityPrevalence of obesityMajor academic institutionHospital stayMost patientsObese cohortObese patientsPatient characteristicsSurgical complicationsBlood lossConsecutive patientsNonobese cohortPrimary outcomeTumor excisionMedical records