2024
Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pennington Z, Lakomkin N, Mikula A, Elsamadicy A, Astudillo Potes M, Fogelson J, Grossbach A, Elder B. Decompression Alone Versus Interspinous/Interlaminar Device Placement for Degenerative Lumbar Pathologies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2024, 185: 417-434.e3. PMID: 38508384, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcomesDecompression-aloneDegenerative lumbar pathologyPain improvementInterlaminar deviceLumbar pathologySF-36 physical component scoreLeg pain improvementDisease-specific patient-reported outcomeBack pain improvementPhysical component scorePhysical function scoresTotal care costsEQ-5D scoresTotal treatment costsSymptom severity scoresReoperation ratePerioperative complicationsConventional surgerySF-36Care costsFollow-upComponent scoresSeverity scoreDevice placement
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