Prevalence and Cost Analysis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): A Role for Neuromodulation
Elsamadicy AA, Yang S, Sergesketter AR, Ashraf B, Charalambous L, Kemeny H, Ejikeme T, Ren X, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Prevalence and Cost Analysis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): A Role for Neuromodulation. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 21: 423-430. PMID: 28961359, PMCID: PMC5876058, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex regional pain syndromeRegional pain syndromeCRPS diagnosisPain prescriptionsPain syndromeBaseline costsMedian costDiagnosis of CRPSOne-yearHealthcare resource utilizationHealthcare utilization costsOverall cost burdenRetrospective longitudinal studyPaucity of dataLongitudinal multivariate analysisUS healthcare systemBaseline characteristicsCRPS patientsTruven MarketScanPrescription costsTotal cumulative costsDiagnosis periodPatientsMultivariate analysisOutpatientsDrivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30‐Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Ren X, Hussaini S, Laarakker A, Rahimpour S, Ejikeme T, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Drivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30‐Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 21: 87-92. PMID: 28961362, PMCID: PMC5766416, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord stimulator implantationSCS implantationUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMechanical complicationsStimulator implantationBaseline patient demographicsNational Readmission DatabaseReadmission statusNational healthcare expendituresPrimary outcomeHospital characteristicsRisk factorsPatient outcomesReadmissionMultivariate analysisPatientsSCS deviceHealthcare expendituresComorbiditiesImplantationComplicationsObesityImpact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients
Nayar G, Elsamadicy AA, Zakare-Fagbamila R, Farquhar J, Gottfried ON. Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 100: 69-73. PMID: 28057592, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSelf ReportSpineConceptsDecompressive spinal surgeryIndependent risk factorSpinal surgeryAffective disordersRisk factorsOutcome measuresBaseline functionPatient-reported outcome measuresPoor baseline qualitySpinal surgery patientsWorse postoperative outcomesSingle-institution studyMain outcome measuresSelf-reported recoveryRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisMajor academic institutionBaseline demographicsPerioperative variablesPostoperative outcomesSurgery patientsMore smokersSurgical outcomesPostoperative expectationsControl cohort