2024
Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series
Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Antonios J, Renedo D, Haynes J, Fathima B, Theriault B, Chavez M, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Kanzler M, Jiang J, Shekar A, Hebert R, DiLuna M, Matouk C. Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series. Neurosurgery Open 2024, 5: e00113. DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionIntracranial hypertensionTreatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionManagement of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionMedical records of patientsAssessment of long-term outcomesHigh-pressure headachesMedian operative timeDifficult-to-manage patientsLow-pressure headacheCerebrospinal fluid shuntsElectronic medical records of patientsRecords of patientsFollow-up visitLong-term outcomesLumbar shuntDifficult-to-manage casesIntraoperative complicationsShunt revisionImprove headacheCase seriesEarly outcomesSurgical techniqueNeurosurgical managementOperative time
2023
Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study
Hengartner A, David W, Reeves B, Craft S, Boroumand S, Clappier M, Hansen J, Fernandez T, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study. Spine Deformity 2023, 11: 1127-1136. PMID: 37093449, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-023-00693-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionOral pain medicationTotal hospital lengthTwenty-nine patientsMethodsThe medical recordsSingle institutional studyStepwise logistic regressionMajor academic institutionHospital lengthHospital stayNine patientsPain medicationUnplanned readmissionIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesRBC transfusionHealthcare utilizationOperative time
2020
Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David WB, Havlik J, Kundishora AJ, Hong CS, Sciubba DM, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 146: e214-e224. PMID: 33091648, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPreoperative anemiaAnemic cohortHospital stayReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseUnplanned reoperation rateLonger hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyThirty-day outcomesLonger operative timeLonger lengthPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateCohort studyDischarge dispositionComplication ratePediatric patientsTransfusion eventsOperative time