2022
Geographic variations in health care resource utilization following elective ACDF for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A national trend analysis
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Sarkozy M, Pathak N, David WB, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Sciubba DM, Laurans M, Kolb L. Geographic variations in health care resource utilization following elective ACDF for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A national trend analysis. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 9: 100099. PMID: 35141663, PMCID: PMC8819911, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spondylotic myelopathyLength of stayElective ACDFSpondylotic myelopathyAdult patientsPatient demographicsComplication rateRegional cohortElective anterior cervical discectomyHealth care resource utilizationNational Inpatient Sample databaseAnterior cervical discectomyMean total costHousehold income quartileHealth care deliveryHealth care expendituresNonroutine dischargePerioperative complicationsCervical discectomyDischarge dispositionFemale patientsElixhauser comorbiditiesSurgery variesPrimary diagnosisHospital costs
2021
Ramifications of Postoperative Dysphagia on Health Care Resource Utilization Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Ehresman J, Pennington Z, Sarkozy M, Laurans M, Kolb L, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Ramifications of Postoperative Dysphagia on Health Care Resource Utilization Following Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2021, 35: e380-e388. PMID: 34321392, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care resource utilizationCervical spondylotic myelopathyElective anterior cervical discectomyPostoperative dysphagiaRetrospective cohort studyAnterior cervical discectomySpondylotic myelopathyNonroutine dischargeHospital stayCervical discectomyCohort studyRisk factorsOdds ratioHigher total costsICD-10-CM diagnosisSignificant independent risk factorsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionLonger hospital LOSLonger hospital stayIndependent risk factorPatient risk factorsStepwise logistic regressionPaucity of dataHospital LOS
2020
Portending Influence Racial Disparities has on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, David W, Sarkozy M, Freedman I, Reeves B, Laurans M, Kolb L, Sciubba D. Portending Influence Racial Disparities has on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2020, 67 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa447_194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research