2018
Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery.
Elsamadicy AA, Kemeny H, Adogwa O, Sankey EW, Goodwin CR, Yarbrough CK, Lad SP, Karikari IO, Gottfried ON. Influence of racial disparities on patient-reported satisfaction and short- and long-term perception of health status after elective lumbar spine surgery. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2018, 29: 40-45. PMID: 29701564, DOI: 10.3171/2017.12.spine171079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanDiagnostic Self EvaluationDisability EvaluationElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPrevalenceProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSelf ConceptTime FactorsWhite PeopleConceptsElective lumbar spine surgeryPatient-reported outcomesLumbar spine surgerySpine surgeryPatient satisfactionRacial disparitiesPatient demographicsReadmission ratesWhite patientsAA patientsMedical recordsLong-term patient-reported outcomesOverall patient-reported outcomeGreater body mass indexBaseline patient demographicsInferior surgical outcomesVAS-LP scoresPatient-reported satisfactionOverall patient satisfactionBody mass indexVisual analog scaleAfrican American patientsPatient-specific factorsPatient satisfaction measuresPerception of health
2016
Impact of Age on Change in Self-Image 5 Years After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels)
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Behrens S, Hobbs C, Bridwell KH, Karikari IO. Impact of Age on Change in Self-Image 5 Years After Complex Spinal Fusion (≥5 Levels). World Neurosurgery 2016, 97: 112-116. PMID: 27713066, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesComplex spinal fusionImpact of ageSpinal fusionComplication ratePreoperative variablesSignificant differencesImportant patient-reported outcomeFusion levelsPostoperative complication rateTypes of complicationsDeformity correction surgeryStandard deviation numberSRS-22rAdult patientsBaseline characteristicsEffect of ageIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsSelf-image scoresYounger patientsPrimary outcomeCorrective surgeryCorrection surgeryPatients' perceptions