2017
Association of Intraoperative Blood Transfusions on Postoperative Complications, 30-Day Readmission Rates, and 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Association of Intraoperative Blood Transfusions on Postoperative Complications, 30-Day Readmission Rates, and 1-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes. Spine 2017, 42: 610-615. PMID: 28399073, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerioperative allogeneic RBC transfusionAllogeneic RBC transfusionElective spine surgeryPostoperative complication rateReadmission ratesRBC transfusionSpine surgeryPostoperative complicationsComplication rateThirty-day hospital readmission ratesAllogeneic red blood cell transfusionRed blood cell transfusionMultivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelPatient-reported outcome instrumentsHigher perioperative complicationsPostoperative hemoglobin levelsIntraoperative blood transfusionBlood cell transfusionHospital readmission ratesMajor academic medical centerLogistic regression analysisAcademic medical centerQuality of careLogistic regression models
2016
Impact of Intraoperative Steroids on Postoperative Infection Rates and Length of Hospital Stay: A Study of 1200 Spine Surgery Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Wang TY, Back AG, Sergesketter A, Warwick H, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON. Impact of Intraoperative Steroids on Postoperative Infection Rates and Length of Hospital Stay: A Study of 1200 Spine Surgery Patients. World Neurosurgery 2016, 96: 429-433. PMID: 27667578, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative steroidsHospital staySpine surgeryInfection ratePostoperative complicationsPatient demographicsUse cohortSteroid useLong-term steroid useSuperficial surgical site infectionDuke University Medical CenterIntraoperative steroid useSpine surgery patientsPostoperative complication ratePostoperative infection rateShorter hospital staySurgical site infectionUrinary tract infectionUniversity Medical CenterLength of operationLower ratesLow infection rateAdult patientsComplication rateSurgery patients