2022
464 Hospital Frailty Risk Score and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, Reeves B, Pennington Z, Yu J, Goodwin C, Kolb L, Laurans M, Lo S, Shin J, Sciubba D. 464 Hospital Frailty Risk Score and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors. Neurosurgery 2022, 68: 113-113. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001880_464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreNon-routine dischargeFrailty Risk ScoreSpinal column tumorsPatient populationRisk scoreLarge national database studyNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisICD-10 diagnostic codesProlonged hospital LOSImpact of frailtyNational database studyHealthcare resource utilizationRetrospective cohort studyTotal hospital costsProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisHospital LOSCohort studyHospital admissionIndependent predictorsLonger LOS356 Patient-and-Hospital-Related Risk Factors for Non-Routine Discharge After Lumbar Decompression and Fusion for Spondylolisthesis
Elsamadicy A, Freedman I, Koo A, David W, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Kolb L, Laurans M, Shin J, Sciubba D. 356 Patient-and-Hospital-Related Risk Factors for Non-Routine Discharge After Lumbar Decompression and Fusion for Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurgery 2022, 68: 84-84. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001880_356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityQuality Improvement Program databaseICD-9-CM diagnosisBlack race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelDependent functional statusImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyProcedural Coding SystemQuality of careMultivariate regression analysisPaucity of dataLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityUnplanned readmissionCohort studyDischarge dispositionReadmission ratesAdult patientsAdverse eventsIndependent predictorsLonger LOSHospital Frailty Risk Score and healthcare resource utilization after surgery for metastatic spinal column tumors.
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Reeves BC, Pennington Z, Yu J, Goodwin CR, Kolb L, Laurans M, Lo SL, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Hospital Frailty Risk Score and healthcare resource utilization after surgery for metastatic spinal column tumors. Journal Of Neurosurgery Spine 2022, 37: 241-251. PMID: 35148505, DOI: 10.3171/2022.1.spine21987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreLength of staySpinal column tumorsFrailty Risk ScoreNonroutine dischargeHospital admissionHigh frailtyIntermediate frailtyDischarge dispositionSpinal tumorsLower frailtyDiagnostic codesRisk scoreHigher total hospital costsMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisICD-10 diagnostic codesImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyHealthcare resource utilizationProportion of patientsTotal hospital costsProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysis
2021
Patient- and hospital-related risk factors for non-routine discharge after lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David W, Hengartner AC, Havlik J, Reeves BC, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Kolb L, Laurans M, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Patient- and hospital-related risk factors for non-routine discharge after lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 209: 106902. PMID: 34481141, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-routine dischargeDependent functional statusAdverse eventsIndependent predictorsUnplanned readmissionLonger LOSSpinal decompressionLumbar spondylolisthesisFemale sexFunctional statusSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityHospital-related risk factorsQuality Improvement Program databaseNon-Hispanic black raceICD-9-CM diagnosisBlack race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelNon-home dischargeHospital-related factorsImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyLength of stayProcedural Coding SystemImpact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MRS, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Koo AB, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Sherman J, Maduka R, Agboola IK, Johnson DC, Kolb L, Laurans M. Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. World Neurosurgery 2021, 153: e408-e418. PMID: 34224881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryAcute cervical spinal cord injuryNational Trauma DatabaseAdverse eventsHospital mortalityFrailty scoreAdult patientsIndependent predictorsCord injuryAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryRisk of AEsComplete spinal cord injuryMultivariate logistic regression analysisCentral cord syndromeHospital adverse eventsImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyProportion of patientsType of injuryProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisModified-frailty index does not independently predict complications, hospital length of stay or 30-day readmission rates following posterior lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David WB, Reeves BC, Havlik J, Pennington Z, Kolb L, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Modified-frailty index does not independently predict complications, hospital length of stay or 30-day readmission rates following posterior lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis. The Spine Journal 2021, 21: 1812-1821. PMID: 34010683, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.05.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned readmissionAdverse eventsLumbar spinal decompressionHospital lengthReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsSpinal decompressionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePosterior lumbar spinal fusionChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisICD-9-CM diagnosisDependent functional statusHypertension requiring medicationInferior surgical outcomesLonger hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseSurgical adverse eventsSignificant independent predictorsLumbar spinal fusionProcedural Coding SystemRace Is an Independent Predictor for Nonroutine Discharges After Spine Surgery for Spinal Intradural/Cord Tumors
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Reeves BC, Freedman IG, Pennington Z, Ehresman J, Kolb L, Laurans M, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Race Is an Independent Predictor for Nonroutine Discharges After Spine Surgery for Spinal Intradural/Cord Tumors. World Neurosurgery 2021, 151: e707-e717. PMID: 33940256, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonroutine discharge dispositionIndependent predictorsNonroutine dischargeDischarge dispositionCord tumorsAA raceSurgical interventionNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisStepwise multivariable logistic regression analysisBackward stepwise multivariable logistic regression analysisAfrican AmericansPostoperative complication rateRetrospective cohort studyClinical Modification diagnosisLength of hospitalizationProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysisHealth care costsRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisAA/BlackPostoperative complicationsCohort studyComplication rate