2024
Impact of Procedure Time on First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke
Koo A, Reeves B, Renedo D, Maier I, Al Kasab S, Jabbour P, Kim J, Wolfe S, Rai A, Starke R, Psychogios M, Shaban A, Arthur A, Yoshimura S, Cuellar H, Grossberg J, Alawieh A, Romano D, Tanweer O, Mascitelli J, Fragata I, Polifka A, Osbun J, Crosa R, Park M, Levitt M, Brinjikji W, Moss M, Dumont T, Williamson R, Navia P, Kan P, Spiotta A, Sheth K, de Havenon A, Matouk C. Impact of Procedure Time on First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke. Neurosurgery 2024, 95: 128-136. PMID: 38483158, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior circulation large vessel occlusion acute ischemic strokeAcute ischemic strokeLarge vessel occlusion acute ischemic strokeProcedure timeMechanical thrombectomyExcellent reperfusionClinical benefitIschemic strokeAnterior circulation acute ischemic strokeSuccess of mechanical thrombectomyModified Rankin Scale scoreRankin Scale scoreLogistic regression modelsNo significant differencePrimary study exposuresPrimary outcomeFunctional outcomesPotential confoundersStudy exposureThrombectomy devicesScale scoreThrombectomyReperfusionPatientsSignificant difference
2022
356 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 LOS