2020
Withdrawal of Life-supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Williamson T, Ryser MD, Ubel PA, Abdelgadir J, Spears CA, Liu B, Komisarow J, Lemmon ME, Elsamadicy A, Lad SP. Withdrawal of Life-supporting Treatment in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Surgery 2020, 155: 723-731. PMID: 32584926, PMCID: PMC7301301, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.1790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere traumatic brain injuryLife-supporting treatmentTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySurgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program databaseTrauma Quality Improvement Program databaseLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreHigher Injury Severity ScoreQuality Improvement Program databaseGlasgow Coma Scale scoreImprovement Program databaseInjury Severity ScoreSelf-pay patientsDependent health statusOlder patientsAdult patientsClinical factorsWhite patientsBlack patientsMultivariable analysisTrauma centerDisseminated cancerSeverity scoreProgram databaseRetrospective analysis
2017
Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions
Karikari IO, Bumpass DB, Gum J, Sugrue P, Chapman TM, Elsamadicy AA, Riew KD. Use of Bivector Traction for Stabilization of the Head and Maintenance of Optimal Cervical Alignment in Posterior Cervical Fusions. Global Spine Journal 2017, 7: 227-229. PMID: 28660104, PMCID: PMC5476351, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217694146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative cervical lordosisPosterior cervical fusionCervical fusionCervical lordosisDemographic dataTime of surgeryPosterior cervical arthrodesisConsecutive case seriesPatient demographic dataCervical sagittal alignmentSagittal vertical alignmentGardner-Wells tongsC2-T3Cervical arthrodesisCervical alignmentIntraoperative complicationsConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewCase seriesMean ageSagittal alignmentSubaxial fusionRetrospective analysisPatientsPin placementSpecialty‐Based Variations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Success Rates for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Hussaini SMQ, Murphy KR, Han JL, Elsamadicy AA, Yang S, Premji A, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Specialty‐Based Variations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Success Rates for Treatment of Chronic Pain. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 20: 340-347. PMID: 28370989, PMCID: PMC5464972, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord stimulationOrthopaedic surgeonsSCS trialChronic painProvider typeIntractable chronic painMajority of implantsEducation of physiciansSCS implantsPatient selectionCord stimulationSCS patientsIPG implantationRetrospective analysisNationwide analysisSystem implantationPhysical medicineExplant rateOrthopedic surgeryAppropriate modalityMultivariate modelSurgeonsNeurosurgeonsProvider informationSuccess ratePrevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults.
Murphy KR, Han JL, Yang S, Hussaini SM, Elsamadicy AA, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Prevalence of Specific Types of Pain Diagnoses in a Sample of United States Adults. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e257-e268. PMID: 28158163, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.e268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative spine diseasePain diagnosisPain conditionsLimb painBack painChronic painSpine diseaseComplex regional pain syndromePost-laminectomy painPost-laminectomy syndromeUnited States patient populationMedicare Supplemental databasesChronic pain conditionsRegional pain syndromeNon-randomized studiesSpecific pain diagnosesUnited States adultsHealth care servicesPain syndromePain patientsPatient populationTruven MarketScanPatient cohortRetrospective analysisPain