Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MRS, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Koo AB, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Sherman J, Maduka R, Agboola IK, Johnson DC, Kolb L, Laurans M. Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. World Neurosurgery 2021, 153: e408-e418. PMID: 34224881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryAcute cervical spinal cord injuryNational Trauma DatabaseAdverse eventsHospital mortalityFrailty scoreAdult patientsIndependent predictorsCord injuryAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryRisk of AEsComplete spinal cord injuryMultivariate logistic regression analysisCentral cord syndromeHospital adverse eventsImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyProportion of patientsType of injuryProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisPost-traumatic seizures following pediatric traumatic brain injury
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Lee V, Zogg CK, Kundishora AJ, Hong C, Reeves BC, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Post-traumatic seizures following pediatric traumatic brain injury. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 203: 106556. PMID: 33636505, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of consciousnessTraumatic brain injuryPost-traumatic seizuresSeizure developmentBrain injuryRisk factorsPre-existing medical comorbiditiesPediatric traumatic brain injuryClinical risk factorsDevelopment of seizuresRate of seizuresDecrease healthcare costsEtiology of injuryType of injuryLogistic regression analysisQuality of careHospital complicationsMedical comorbiditiesNeurological complicationsPediatric patientsTBI patientsGreater proportionNinth RevisionSubarachnoid hemorrhageSecondary diagnosis