2022
Impact of Affective Disorders on Inpatient Opioid Consumption and Hospital Outcomes Following Open Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spine Deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Jafar T, Craft S, Sherman J, Hersh A, Koo A, Kolb L, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Impact of Affective Disorders on Inpatient Opioid Consumption and Hospital Outcomes Following Open Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spine Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2022, 170: e223-e235. PMID: 36332777, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient narcotic consumptionInpatient opioid consumptionHealthcare resource utilizationAD cohortAffective disordersNonroutine dischargeOpioid consumptionNarcotic consumptionSpinal fusionAdult spinal deformity surgeryInpatient opioid usePremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyPosterior spinal fusionLength of staySpinal deformity surgeryAdult spinal deformityAdult spine deformityYears of ageGreater proportionMultivariate regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesHospital outcomesStudy patientsCohort study
2021
Racial Disparities in Health Care Resource Utilization After Pediatric Cervical and/or Thoracic Spinal Injuries
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MR, Freedman IG, Koo AB, Hengartner AC, Reeves BC, Havlik J, Sarkozy M, Hong CS, Kundishora AJ, Tuason DA, DiLuna M. Racial Disparities in Health Care Resource Utilization After Pediatric Cervical and/or Thoracic Spinal Injuries. World Neurosurgery 2021, 156: e307-e318. PMID: 34560297, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAsianBlack or African AmericanCervical VertebraeChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInfantLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsSpinal InjuriesThoracic VertebraeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHealth care resource utilizationNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic AsiansHospital complicationsPediatric patientsMultivariate regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesHospital LOSComplication rateGreater prevalenceICD-10-CM diagnosisLogistic multivariate regression analysisNational Trauma Data BankLonger hospital LOSOverall complication rateThoracic spine injuriesTrauma Data BankRegression analysisThoracic spinal injuryNHB patientsHospital lengthRetrospective cohortSpine injuriesThoracic injuriesRisk ratio