2017
Complications and 30-Day readmission rates after craniotomy/craniectomy: A single Institutional study of 243 consecutive patients
Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Adogwa O, Ongele M, Gottfried ON. Complications and 30-Day readmission rates after craniotomy/craniectomy: A single Institutional study of 243 consecutive patients. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2017, 47: 178-182. PMID: 29031542, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory/motor deficitsConsecutive patientsUnplanned readmissionReadmission ratesMotor deficitsMental statusPost-operative complication rateCommon presented symptomsHigher health care costsEarly hospital readmissionDays of dischargeCraniotomy/craniectomyHigher readmission ratesMajority of patientsSingle institutional studySkilled nursing facilitiesQuality of careHealth care costsHealth care dollarsMajor academic institutionComplication ratePatient demographicsSD ageCommon indicationHospital readmissionIncreased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Warwick H, Sergesketter A, Lydon E, Shammas RL, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Increased 30-Day Complication Rates Associated with Laminectomy in 874 Adult Patients with Spinal Deformity Undergoing Elective Spinal Fusion: A Single Institutional Study. World Neurosurgery 2017, 102: 370-375. PMID: 28359921, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.03.096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spinal fusionSpinal fusionSpinal deformityAdult patientsComplication rateComplication Rates AssociatedAllogeneic blood transfusionPostoperative complication rateSingle institutional studyUrinary tract infectionHigh complication rateIntensive care unitMajor academic institutionPatient demographicsReadmission ratesTract infectionsBlood lossBlood transfusionPrimary outcomeWound drainageCare unitIntraoperative durotomyMedical recordsMental statusInstrumentation failureRisk Factors and Independent Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Altered Mental Status After Elective Spine Surgery for Spine Deformity: A Single-Institutional Study of 1090 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Reddy GB, Sergesketter A, Warwick H, Jones T, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Risk Factors and Independent Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Altered Mental Status After Elective Spine Surgery for Spine Deformity: A Single-Institutional Study of 1090 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 101: 270-274. PMID: 28192260, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryPostoperative complication rateIndependent predictorsSpine surgeryComplication rateSpine deformityRisk factorsAMS cohortPatient demographicsMental statusInferior surgical outcomesAltered mental statusMultivariate stepwise regression analysisIntensive care unitMajor academic institutionICU transferAdult patientsIntraoperative variablesPulmonary embolismPrimary outcomeCare unitSurgical outcomesMedical recordsReadmissionPatients
2016
Drivers of 30-Day Readmission in Elderly Patients (>65 Years Old) After Spine Surgery: An Analysis of 500 Consecutive Spine Surgery Patients
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Han J, Karikari IO, Cheng J, Bagley CA. Drivers of 30-Day Readmission in Elderly Patients (>65 Years Old) After Spine Surgery: An Analysis of 500 Consecutive Spine Surgery Patients. World Neurosurgery 2016, 97: 518-522. PMID: 27474458, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgerySpine surgeryUnplanned readmissionEarly readmissionElderly patientsHospital stayConsecutive spine surgery patientsCauses of readmissionSpine surgery patientsDays of dischargeMajority of patientsCommon primary reasonsSkilled nursing facilitiesQuality of carePaucity of dataMajor academic hospitalNonsurgical complicationsSD ageSurgery patientsEmergency departmentMental statusAcademic hospitalCommon causeReadmissionNursing facilities