Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patientsRacial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Hengartner A, Pennington Z, Hersh A, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Racial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 166: 293-301. PMID: 38225469, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04557-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial disparitiesTumor characteristicsEwing sarcomaWhite patientsOsseous neoplasmsAssociated with tumor characteristicsImpact of racial disparitiesNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated with reduced survivalPrimary osseous neoplasmsUtilization of chemotherapyProportion of black patientsFive-year survivalOutcomes of patientsProportion of blacksNon-white patientsCancer RegistryHispanic cohortMedian survivalRare tumorHispanic patientsStudy patientsTumor typesEnd ResultsRace patients