2022
Geriatric relationship with inpatient opioid consumption and hospital outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Williams M, Shin J, Sciubba D. Geriatric relationship with inpatient opioid consumption and hospital outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2022, 224: 107532. PMID: 36436433, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-routine dischargeHealthcare resource utilizationAdverse eventsGeriatric cohortMME useGeriatric patientsSpinal fusionSpine deformityMultivariate logistic regression analysisInpatient narcotic consumptionInpatient opioid consumptionInpatient opioid usePremier Healthcare DatabasePoor surgical outcomesPatient risk stratificationPosterior spinal fusionAdult spinal deformityAdult spine deformityICD-10-CM codesGreater proportionLogistic regression analysisGreater resource utilizationNon-Hispanic whitesOlder CohortOpioid consumption
2017
Independent Association Between Preoperative Cognitive Status and Discharge Location After Surgery: A Strategy to Reduce Resource Use After Surgery for Deformity
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Vuong VD, Moreno J, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Independent Association Between Preoperative Cognitive Status and Discharge Location After Surgery: A Strategy to Reduce Resource Use After Surgery for Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2017, 110: e67-e72. PMID: 29081391, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal cognitive statusCognitive impairmentCognitive statusOlder patientsSLUMS scorePreoperative cognitive impairmentElective spinal surgeryPreoperative cognitive statusStandard deviation ageAdult degenerative scoliosisBaseline cognitive impairmentSevere cognitive impairmentMental status testsMild cognitive impairmentPostoperative lengthPreoperative scoresDeviation ageGeriatric patientsDegenerative scoliosisIndependent associationSpinal surgeryDeformity correctionPatientsSurgeryCognitive screening