2017
Immediate Postoperative Pain Scores Predict Neck Pain Profile up to 1 Year Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Immediate Postoperative Pain Scores Predict Neck Pain Profile up to 1 Year Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. Global Spine Journal 2017, 8: 231-236. PMID: 29796370, PMCID: PMC5958477, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217706700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmediate postoperative pain scoresNeck pain scoresPostoperative pain scoresPain scoresAnterior cervical discectomyBody mass indexCervical discectomyPain 12 monthsRetrospective cohort reviewFirst postoperative dayMajor academic medical centerImmediate postoperative patientsAcademic medical centerACDF proceduresIndex surgeryPain ProfileACDF surgeryCohort reviewPostoperative dayIndependent predictorsPain outcomesPostoperative patientsMass indexRetrospective studyMean ageEffect of Social Support and Marital Status on Perceived Surgical Effectiveness and 30-Day Hospital Readmission
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Effect of Social Support and Marital Status on Perceived Surgical Effectiveness and 30-Day Hospital Readmission. Global Spine Journal 2017, 7: 774-779. PMID: 29238642, PMCID: PMC5721993, DOI: 10.1177/2192568217696696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective spine surgerySpine surgeryHospital stayReadmission ratesOutcome measuresLong-term clinical outcomesThirty-day readmission ratesLength of hospitalPostoperative complication rateRetrospective cohort reviewTime of surgeryMarital statusSocial supportMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerSignificant differencesBaseline characteristicsCohort reviewPatient demographicsComplication rateHospital readmissionClinical outcomesSurgical outcomesSurgical effectivenessMedical records30-Day Readmission After Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Han JL, Karikari IO, Cheng J, Bagley CA. 30-Day Readmission After Spine Surgery. Spine 2017, 42: 520-524. PMID: 28350632, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryUnplanned readmissionSpine surgeryEarly readmissionHospital stayUnplanned early readmissionsCauses of readmissionDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort reviewMajority of patientsCommon primary reasonsPost-discharge careDuke University HospitalSkilled nursing facilitiesQuality of careNonsurgical complicationsRefractory painCohort reviewDischarge careLumbar decompressionSD ageEmergency departmentUniversity HospitalRisk factorsCommon cause
2016
Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Racial Disparities in 30-Day Readmission Rates After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 1677-1682. PMID: 27054453, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgerySpine surgeryReadmission ratesBlack patientsUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsWhite patientsOutcome measuresMultivariate logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesCauses of readmissionDays of dischargeRetrospective cohort reviewRisk-adjusted oddsHigher readmission ratesBody mass indexPost-discharge careMain outcome measuresMultivariate logistic regressionMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsHospital stayNonsurgical complicationsBaseline characteristicsPreoperative Nutritional Status is an Independent Predictor of 30-day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Mehta AI, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Preoperative Nutritional Status is an Independent Predictor of 30-day Hospital Readmission After Elective Spine Surgery. Spine 2016, 41: 1400-1404. PMID: 26953667, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryPreoperative serum albumin levelDays of dischargeIndependent risk factorSerum albumin levelHospital readmissionSpine surgeryRisk factorsReadmission ratesPreoperative malnutritionMalnourished patientsAlbumin levelsIndependent predictorsThirty-day hospital readmission ratesNutritional statusMultivariate logistic regression analysisPre-operative malnutritionPreoperative nutritional statusUnplanned hospital readmissionModifiable risk factorsPostoperative complication rateRetrospective cohort reviewHospital readmission ratesIdentification of patientsMajor academic medical center