2024
High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Sandhu M, Craft S, Reeves B, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39320702, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00960-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of hospital stayPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisProportion of patientsAdverse eventsCost of admissionHospital stayIdiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionMethodsA retrospective cohort studyLogistic multivariate regression analysisIncreased 30-day readmission ratePost-operative adverse eventsExtended length of hospital stayHospital length of stayReadmission ratesPost-operative analgesiaRetrospective cohort studyPremier Healthcare DatabaseHigh cohortPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate regression analysisIncreased cost of admissionLength of staySpine surgeryGoldenhar syndrome associated with increased risk of respiratory failure and reoperations following spinal deformity surgery
Gouzoulis M, Jabbouri S, Seddio A, Grauer J, Tuason D. Goldenhar syndrome associated with increased risk of respiratory failure and reoperations following spinal deformity surgery. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39249241, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00963-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPosterior spinal fusionGoldenhar syndromeAdverse eventsRespiratory failureSpinal fusionDeformity surgeryIncreasing odds of respiratory failureOdds ratioRisk of respiratory failureOdds of respiratory failureIncidence of adverse eventsIncidence of reoperationSpinal deformity surgeryRisk of adverse eventsSevere adverse eventsPostoperative adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with scoliosisNational sample of patientsSample of patientsBackgroundGoldenhar syndromeSpinal manifestationsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPearlDiver database
2023
Impact of insurance status on healthcare resource utilization and outcomes in adolescent patients presenting with spinal cord injuries.
Sandhu M, David W, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Jayaraj C, Boroumand S, Clappier M, Gutierrez A, Sarkozy M, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Impact of insurance status on healthcare resource utilization and outcomes in adolescent patients presenting with spinal cord injuries. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2023, 32: 294-301. PMID: 37021755, DOI: 10.3171/2023.2.peds22506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryHospital adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationAdverse eventsInsurance statusAdolescent patientsGovernmental insuranceInsurance cohortCord injuryNon-Hispanic white patientsNational Trauma Data BankPrivate insuranceThoracic spinal cord injuryPrivate insurance cohortAdministrative database studyTrauma Data BankClinical Modification codingMultivariate regression analysisPI cohortMedian LOSAdult patientsDischarge dispositionPatient demographicsSCI patientsWhite patients
2020
Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider
Moore HG, Samuel AM, Burroughs PJ, Pathak N, Tuason DA, Grauer JN. Use of intraoperative navigation for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery is safe to consider. Spine Deformity 2020, 9: 403-410. PMID: 33025389, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-020-00218-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisNon-navigated patientsPerioperative adverse outcomesPosterior spinal fusionUse of navigationPosterior fusionAdverse outcomesSpinal fusionShort-term adverse eventsPost-operative hospital stayAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryStereotactic navigationNon-navigated casesNSQIP-Pediatric databaseThirty-day outcomesYear of procedureLonger operative timeIdiopathic scoliosis surgeryLength of stayIntraoperative navigationNational pediatric databaseHospital stayPerioperative outcomesAdverse eventsPediatric patients