2018
Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis
Adogwa O, Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter AR, Ongele M, Vuong V, Khalid S, Moreno J, Cheng J, Karikari IO, Bagley CA. Interdisciplinary Care Model Independently Decreases Use of Critical Care Services After Corrective Surgery for Adult Degenerative Scoliosis. World Neurosurgery 2018, 111: e845-e849. PMID: 29317368, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCase ManagementClinical ProtocolsCohort StudiesCritical CareDecompression, SurgicalFemaleGeriatricsHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresPatient Care TeamPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesScoliosisSpinal FusionTreatment OutcomeConceptsElderly patientsCritical care servicesICU transferIndependent predictorsCorrective surgeryFusion surgeryComanagement modelSpine surgeryCare servicesComplex lumbar spine surgeryTeam approachIntensive care unit resourcesPeri-operative optimizationSenior Health (POSH) programDuration of surgeryLumbar spine surgeryInterdisciplinary care modelLong-term outcomesLumbar fusion surgeryMajor academic medical centerAdult degenerative scoliosisAcademic medical centerInterdisciplinary team approachPOSH cohortHospital course
2017
Risk Factors and Independent Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Altered Mental Status After Elective Spine Surgery for Spine Deformity: A Single-Institutional Study of 1090 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Reddy GB, Sergesketter A, Warwick H, Jones T, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Risk Factors and Independent Predictors of 30-Day Readmission for Altered Mental Status After Elective Spine Surgery for Spine Deformity: A Single-Institutional Study of 1090 Patients. World Neurosurgery 2017, 101: 270-274. PMID: 28192260, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective spine surgeryPostoperative complication rateIndependent predictorsSpine surgeryComplication rateSpine deformityRisk factorsAMS cohortPatient demographicsMental statusInferior surgical outcomesAltered mental statusMultivariate stepwise regression analysisIntensive care unitMajor academic institutionICU transferAdult patientsIntraoperative variablesPulmonary embolismPrimary outcomeCare unitSurgical outcomesMedical recordsReadmissionPatients