2017
Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients
Nayar G, Elsamadicy AA, Zakare-Fagbamila R, Farquhar J, Gottfried ON. Impact of Affective Disorders on Recovery of Baseline Function in Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery: A Single Institution Study of 275 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 100: 69-73. PMID: 28057592, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityDecompression, SurgicalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMood DisordersMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSelf ReportSpineConceptsDecompressive spinal surgeryIndependent risk factorSpinal surgeryAffective disordersRisk factorsOutcome measuresBaseline functionPatient-reported outcome measuresPoor baseline qualitySpinal surgery patientsWorse postoperative outcomesSingle-institution studyMain outcome measuresSelf-reported recoveryRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisMajor academic institutionBaseline demographicsPerioperative variablesPostoperative outcomesSurgery patientsMore smokersSurgical outcomesPostoperative expectationsControl cohort
2016
Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Fialkoff J, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Race as an Independent Predictor of Temporal Delay in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment in Patients with Cervical Stenosis: A Study of 133 Patients with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 107-110. PMID: 27567581, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAnxietyBlack or African AmericanCervical VertebraeDecompression, SurgicalDelayed DiagnosisDepressionDiskectomyEthnicityFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSpinal FusionSpinal StenosisTime-to-TreatmentWhite PeopleConceptsAnterior cervical discectomyVisual analog scaleCervical stenosisIndependent predictorsCervical discectomyPatient demographicsMultivariate analysisElective anterior cervical discectomyVAS neck pain scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresSignificant cervical stenosisSymptomatic cervical stenosisVAS neck painIndependent risk factorPostoperative complication rateWorse postoperative outcomesBody mass indexStandard deviation ageMajor academic medical centerHistory of depressionAcademic medical centerPreoperative painNeurological sequelaePain scoresPostoperative outcomes