2021
Andexanet Alfa Versus 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Reversal of Factor Xa Inhibitors in Intracranial Hemorrhage
Ammar AA, Ammar MA, Owusu KA, Brown SC, Kaddouh F, Elsamadicy AA, Acosta JN, Falcone GJ. Andexanet Alfa Versus 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Reversal of Factor Xa Inhibitors in Intracranial Hemorrhage. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 255-261. PMID: 33403588, PMCID: PMC10273779, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01161-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFactor Xa inhibitorsSpontaneous intracranial hemorrhageSpontaneous intraparenchymal hemorrhageAndexanet alfaIntracranial hemorrhageProthrombin complex concentrateThrombotic eventsIntraparenchymal hemorrhageFunctional outcomeComplex concentrateXa inhibitorsFour-factor prothrombin complex concentrateOnset of ICHConsecutive adult patientsGood functional outcomeModified Rankin scoreSubgroup of patientsNumber of patientsThromboembolic eventsRankin scoreAdult patientsMedian ageRetrospective reviewHematoma volumeResultsA total
2017
Posterolateral thoracic decompression with anterior column cage reconstruction versus decompression alone for spinal metastases with cord compression: analysis of perioperative complications and outcomes
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Sergesketter A, Lydon E, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Posterolateral thoracic decompression with anterior column cage reconstruction versus decompression alone for spinal metastases with cord compression: analysis of perioperative complications and outcomes. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 609-619. PMID: 29354739, PMCID: PMC5760408, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.11.08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior column reconstructionPerioperative complicationsTP groupCT groupSpinal metastasesPosterolateral approachAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) gradeOptimal surgical strategyCostotransversectomy approachASIA gradeIntraoperative deathsCord compressionMedian survivalAdult patientsRetrospective reviewSurgical strategyTranspedicular approachFunctional outcomeMean ageStudy criteriaCage reconstructionThoracic decompressionComplicationsPatientsScale gradeEarly Ambulation Decreases Length of Hospital Stay, Perioperative Complications and Improves Functional Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery for Correction of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Fialkoff J, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley C. Early Ambulation Decreases Length of Hospital Stay, Perioperative Complications and Improves Functional Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgery for Correction of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. Spine 2017, 42: 1420-1425. PMID: 28902101, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000002189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult degenerative scoliosisElderly patientsPerioperative complicationsHospital stayUnplanned readmissionReadmission ratesComplication rateInhospital stayDegenerative scoliosisFunctional outcomeDays of immobilityHospital-associated complicationsDays of dischargeElective spinal surgeryHours of surgeryInferior functional outcomesMajority of patientsHigh complication rateEarly ambulationNonsurgical complicationsAmbispective studyBaseline characteristicsCohort reviewDecrease lengthEarly mobilization
2016
Independent predictors of reliability between full time employee-dependent acquisition of functional outcomes compared to non-full time employee-dependent methodologies: a prospective single institutional study
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Cheng J, Bagley C. Independent predictors of reliability between full time employee-dependent acquisition of functional outcomes compared to non-full time employee-dependent methodologies: a prospective single institutional study. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2016, 2: 47-51. PMID: 27683695, PMCID: PMC5039846, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2016.03.01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOswestry Disability IndexIndependent predictorsReliable patient-reported outcome measureTwo-week washout periodMultivariate logistic regression modelDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresProspective single institutional studyBaseline PRO dataSingle institutional studyHealth-related qualityFunctional outcome dataTwo-level lumbar fusionHistory of depressionLeg pain scaleUniversity Medical CenterLogistic regression modelsDisability IndexAdult patientsPain scaleWashout periodProspective studyEnrollment criteriaFunctional outcomeBaseline questionnaire
2015
Effects of Psoas Muscle Thickness on Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Verla T, Adogwa O, Elsamadicy A, Moreno JR, Farber H, Cheng J, Bagley CA. Effects of Psoas Muscle Thickness on Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Surgery. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 283-289. PMID: 26619920, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsoas muscle thicknessLumbar fusion surgeryFusion surgeryMuscle thicknessPsoas muscleSpinal stabilizationVisual analog scale pain scoreHip flexor weaknessScale pain scoresPreoperative magnetic resonanceInterbody fusion surgeryLumbar intervertebral spaceSpecific clinical outcomesWarrants further investigationEarly ambulationPain scoresAdult patientsFlexor weaknessPostoperative rehabilitationRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHospital recordsSurgical optionsLumbar pathologyFunctional outcome