2024
Impact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index.
Serrato P, Craft S, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Belkasim S, Sadeghzadeh S, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Impact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39546774, DOI: 10.3171/2024.7.jns24875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Nutritional Risk IndexLength of hospital stayPreoperative nutritional statusSubdural hematoma evacuationAssociated with increased oddsNutritional risk indexProportion of patientsHematoma evacuationAdverse eventsShort-term outcomesMalnourished statusNutritional statusNonroutine dischargeElderly patientsImpact of preoperative nutritional statusAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisExtended length of hospital staySevere adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsHigh 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 surgeryImplications of surgical infection on surgical and hospital outcomes after spine surgery: A NSQIP study of 410,930 patients
Elsamadicy A, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Dietz N, Lo S, Sciubba D. Implications of surgical infection on surgical and hospital outcomes after spine surgery: A NSQIP study of 410,930 patients. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2024, 245: 108505. PMID: 39173491, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended hospital length of stayNon-routine dischargeLength of staySurgical infectionsHospital length of stayExtended hospital lengthRetrospective cohort studySpine surgeryAdverse eventsStudy Design Retrospective cohort studyCohort studyPredictors of adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regression analysisRate of adverse eventsProlonged length of stayACS NSQIP databaseRisk of complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationICD-9/10 codesLogistic regression analysisNon-home dischargeNSQIP studiesDesign Retrospective cohort studyMean BMIInsurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Insurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 2024, 189: e46-e54. PMID: 38815926, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraventricular hemorrhagePI patientsInsurance statusAssociated with surgical delayDiagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhageMultivariate logistic regression analysisNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageAssociated with increased healthcare utilizationNational Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyImpact of insurance statusTime to referralAssociated with increased oddsInpatient Sample databaseAssociation of insurance statusLogistic regression analysisLength of stayMyelomeningocele repairSurgical delayCost of admissionAdverse eventsPrivate insuranceCohort studyMedicaid patientsPI cohortSociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patients167 Association Between Safety-net Hospital Status and Postoperative Outcomes Following ACDF or PCDF for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Craft S, Sherman J, Reeves B, Koo A, Khalid S, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. 167 Association Between Safety-net Hospital Status and Postoperative Outcomes Following ACDF or PCDF for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 40-40. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spondylotic myelopathyNon-routine dischargeSafety-net hospital statusSafety-net hospitalACDF cohortSpondylotic myelopathyPostoperative outcomesAdverse eventsMultivariate analysisPosterior cervical decompressionAnterior cervical discectomyImpact postoperative outcomesProportion of patientsNational Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyPredictors of prolonged LOSInpatient Sample databaseNon-SNHsElective ACDFCervical decompressionCervical discectomyStudy patientsIndependent predictorsAdult patientsACDFReduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Reeves B, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Reduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 2051-2059. PMID: 38526575, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06369-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayIntroductionIntraventricular hemorrhageAdverse eventsMultivariate logistic regression analysisRate of adverse eventsPermanent neurological dysfunctionProlonged length of stayNational Inpatient Sample databaseRates of NECInpatient Sample databaseLogistic regression analysisIntraventricular hemorrhageAA patientsImpact of raceCost of admissionIndependent predictorsRate of mortalityPatient characteristicsMultivariate analysisPercentage of AAWhite patientsNeurological dysfunctionNewbornsPatient genderPatientsAssociation of Malnutrition with Surgical and Hospital Outcomes after Spine Surgery for Spinal Metastases: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study of 1613 Patients
Elsamadicy A, Havlik J, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Koo A, Khalid S, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of Malnutrition with Surgical and Hospital Outcomes after Spine Surgery for Spinal Metastases: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study of 1613 Patients. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 1542. PMID: 38541767, PMCID: PMC10971134, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13061542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeLength of stayImpact of malnutritionSpinal metastasesAdverse eventsMalnourished patientsNourished patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgical treatment of spinal metastasesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseTreatment of spinal metastasesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program studyQuality Improvement Program databaseRisk of postoperative complicationsMultivariate logistic regression analysisMetastatic spinal diseaseHospital length of stayProlonged length of stayAssociation of malnutritionRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationAssessed patient demographicsExtradural spinal metastasisBaseline comorbidity burden
2023
Influence of affective disorders on outcomes after suboccipital decompression for adult Chiari I malformation
Sherman J, Sayeed S, Craft S, Reeves B, Hengartner A, Fernandez T, Koo A, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Influence of affective disorders on outcomes after suboccipital decompression for adult Chiari I malformation. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 236: 108104. PMID: 38171050, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare resource utilizationNon-routine dischargeLength of stayChiari I malformationAD cohortSuboccipital decompressionAffective disordersAdverse eventsPatient demographicsPostoperative eventsAdmission costsExtended LOSMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdult Chiari I malformationIncidence of syringomyeliaPerioperative adverse eventsChronic pulmonary diseaseICD-10-CM codesGreater proportionLogistic regression analysisComorbid affective disordersAdult patientsIndependent predictorsImpact of Preoperative Frailty on Outcomes in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Undergoing Anterior vs. Posterior Cervical Surgery
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Craft S, Reeves B, Lo S, Shin J, Sciubba D. Impact of Preoperative Frailty on Outcomes in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Undergoing Anterior vs. Posterior Cervical Surgery. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 13: 114. PMID: 38202121, PMCID: PMC10779741, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13010114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeHealthcare resource utilizationAdverse eventsHealth care utilizationFrail patientsIndependent predictorsPreoperative frailtySevere frailtyExtended LOSCare utilizationFrail cohortIncidence of AEsGreater health care utilizationMultivariate logistic regression analysisMore frail patientsPosterior cervical decompressionRetrospective cohort studyAnterior cervical discectomyPerioperative adverse eventsAdditional prospective studiesNational Inpatient SamplePosterior cervical surgeryLogistic regression analysisHigh rateCervical decompressionRacial/Ethnic Disparities Among Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion or Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A National Administrative Database Analysis
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Craft S, Reeves B, Hengartner A, Koo A, Larry Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Racial/Ethnic Disparities Among Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion or Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A National Administrative Database Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2023, 183: e372-e385. PMID: 38145651, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spondylotic myelopathyNon-routine dischargeHealthcare resource utilizationExtended hospital LOSHospital LOSWhite patientsHispanic patientsPatient raceNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisGreater comorbidity burdenRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesAdministrative database analysisLogistic regression analysisRace/ethnicityACDF cohortComorbidity burdenPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsAdverse eventsPatient demographicsSpondylotic myelopathyIndependent predictorsSurgical outcomesBlack raceAssociated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Serrato P, Hengartner A, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 427-431. PMID: 38078913, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended operative timeCranial vault remodelingRetrospective cohort studyAdverse eventsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsOperative timeRisk factorsVault remodelingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricHealth care resource utilizationPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative adverse eventsHigher American SocietySurgical site infectionAssociated risk factorsSurgical adverse eventsLength of stayLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 384-387. PMID: 37943085, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCranial vault remodelingLOS cohortExtended LOSAdverse eventsPediatric patientsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseVault remodelingSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseNon-Hispanic white patientsHealth care resource utilizationMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative hospital LOSStructural pulmonary abnormalityPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyAssociated risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisCurrent Procedural TerminologyHospital LOSAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative complicationsImplications of Frailty on Postoperative Health Care Resource Utilization in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery for Spinal Fractures
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Serrato P, Larry Lo S, Sciubba D. Implications of Frailty on Postoperative Health Care Resource Utilization in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery for Spinal Fractures. World Neurosurgery 2023, 182: e16-e28. PMID: 37925147, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeExtended hospital stayIndependent predictorsHospital stayAdverse eventsModified Frailty Index scoreNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisFrailty index scoreHealthcare resource utilizationNumber of comorbiditiesHigher hospital costsPosterior spinal fusionCost of admissionImplications of frailtyLogistic regression analysisMultiple adverse eventsHealth care costsQuality patient careGreater comorbidityAdult patientsSpondylitis patientsElective surgeryRetrospective studySurgical outcomesLow‐Field Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Post‐Thrombectomy Assessment of Ongoing Brain Injury
Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Jambor I, Malhotra A, Mazurek M, Parasuram N, Yadlapalli V, Chavva I, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Roy J, Antonios J, Elsamadicy A, Renedo D, Hebert R, Schindler J, Gilmore E, Sansing L, de Havenon A, Olexa M, Schiff S, Iglesias J, Rosen M, Kimberly W, Petersen N, Sheth K, Matouk C. Low‐Field Portable Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Post‐Thrombectomy Assessment of Ongoing Brain Injury. Stroke Vascular And Interventional Neurology 2023, 3 DOI: 10.1161/svin.123.000921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical thrombectomyInterventional radiology suiteMagnetic resonance imagingRadiology suiteConventional MRIResonance imagingCerebral Infarction scoreOngoing brain injuryLarge vessel occlusionInfarct burdenRevascularization timeInfarct volumeClinical characteristicsInfarct progressionAdverse eventsIschemic changesMethods PatientsMedian timeBedside evaluationBrain injuryTimely imagingResults TwentyPatientsSubsequent imagingProcedural detailsNovel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization
Lo S, Pieters T, Hersh A, Green R, Suk I, Pennington Z, Elsamadicy A, Sciubba D. Novel Standalone Motion-Sparing Pelvic Fixation Prevents Short-Term Insufficiency Fractures After Midsacrectomies Without Sacrificing Normal, Mobile Lumbar Segments Traditionally Used for Stabilization. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 25: 278-284. PMID: 37278692, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSacral insufficiency fracturesMobile lumbar segmentsInsufficiency fracturesPelvic fixationPartial sacrectomyLumbar segmentsMedian age 59 yearsPrimary malignant bone tumorAge 59 yearsTreatment of choiceMalignant bone tumorsComprehensive cancer centerRetrospective data setConcomitant placementAdverse eventsOverall survivalPrimary outcomeSacral tumorsHistorical cohortMobile spineRetrospective studyCancer CenterLumbopelvic fixationOperative characteristicsBone tumorsImpact 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 patientsAssociation of frailty with healthcare resource utilization after open thoracic/thoracolumbar posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, Sherman J, Sarkozy M, Reeves B, Craft S, Sayeed S, Sandhu M, Hersh A, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of frailty with healthcare resource utilization after open thoracic/thoracolumbar posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity. European Spine Journal 2023, 1-16. PMID: 36949143, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07635-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreNon-routine dischargePosterior spinal fusionAdult spinal deformityHealthcare resource utilizationICD-10-CM codesAdmission costsSpinal fusionSpinal deformityElective posterior spinal fusionNational Inpatient Sample databaseFrailty Risk ScoreImpact of frailtyPostoperative adverse eventsAssociation of frailtyLarger hospital sizeMultivariate regression analysisAdverse eventsIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsExtended LOSProlonged hospitalizationHispanic raceRetrospective studyFrail cohortPrevalence and Influence of Frailty on Hospital Outcomes After Surgical Resection of Spinal Meningiomas
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, Reeves B, Craft S, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Sarkozy M, Aurich L, Fernandez T, Lo S, Shin J, Sciubba D, Mendel E. Prevalence and Influence of Frailty on Hospital Outcomes After Surgical Resection of Spinal Meningiomas. World Neurosurgery 2023, 173: e121-e131. PMID: 36773810, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Frailty Risk ScoreLength of stayHealth care resource utilizationSpinal meningiomasNonroutine dischargeAdverse eventsDischarge dispositionInternational ClassificationExtended LOSMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseFrailty Risk ScoreInfluence of frailtyImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyPerioperative adverse eventsTenth Revision codesClinical Modification codesCost of admissionMultivariate regression analysisHospital outcomesPatient frailtyAdult patientsCohort studyPatient demographicsIn Reply to the Letter to Editor Regarding "Hospital Frailty Risk Score Predicts Adverse Events and Readmission Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus"
Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Matouk C. In Reply to the Letter to Editor Regarding "Hospital Frailty Risk Score Predicts Adverse Events and Readmission Following Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Surgery for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus". World Neurosurgery 2023, 169: 124. PMID: 36585096, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research