2023
Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Hengartner A, Havlik J, David W, Reeves B, Freedman I, Sarkozy M, Maloy G, Fernandez T, Craft S, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The International Journal Of Spine Surgery 2023, 17: 468-476. PMID: 37076256, PMCID: PMC10312154, DOI: 10.14444/8448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisExtended LOSSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate analysisMultilevel posterior spinal fusionLength of hospitalPostoperative complication rateMajor academic institutionOral opioidsHospital LOSStudy patientsDischarge dispositionHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsPostoperative courseComplication rateIntraoperative variablesLonger LOSPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMedical recordsUnivariate analysisOdds ratio
2021
The Effects of Pulmonary Risk Factors on Hospital Resource Use After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Correction
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David WB, Havlik J, Kundishora AJ, Sciubba DM, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. The Effects of Pulmonary Risk Factors on Hospital Resource Use After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Correction. World Neurosurgery 2021, 149: e737-e747. PMID: 33548534, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.01.109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPreoperative pulmonary risk factorsPulmonary risk factorsLonger hospital stayRisk factorsUnplanned readmissionHospital stayDischarge dispositionSpinal fusionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSignificant independent risk factorsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis correctionRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorHospital resource useLength of stayIdiopathic scoliosis correctionHigh rateLonger hospitalPostoperative complicationsCohort studyIntraoperative variablesPatient demographics
2020
Impact of Pulmonary Risk Factors on Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Elsamadicy A, Freedman I, Koo A, David W, Havlik J, Reeves B, Sarkozy M, Kundishora A, Sciubba D, Kahle K, DiLuna M. Impact of Pulmonary Risk Factors on Postoperative Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Neurosurgery 2020, 67 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa447_591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship Between Preoperative Anemia and Perioperaive Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Elsamadicy A, Freedman I, Koo A, David W, Havlik J, Reeves B, Sarkozy M, Kundishora A, Sciubba D, Kahle K, DiLuna M. Relationship Between Preoperative Anemia and Perioperaive Outcomes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Neurosurgery 2020, 67 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa447_595.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPreoperative anemiaSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisImpact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David WB, Havlik J, Kundishora AJ, Hong CS, Sciubba DM, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 146: e214-e224. PMID: 33091648, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPreoperative anemiaAnemic cohortHospital stayReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseUnplanned reoperation rateLonger hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyThirty-day outcomesLonger operative timeLonger lengthPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateCohort studyDischarge dispositionComplication ratePediatric patientsTransfusion eventsOperative time