2022
Use of droxidopa for blood pressure augmentation after acute spinal cord injury: case reports
Hong C, Effendi M, Ammar A, Owusu K, Ammar M, Koo A, Lamsam L, Elsamadicy A, Kuzmik G, Laurans M, DiLuna M, Landreneau M. Use of droxidopa for blood pressure augmentation after acute spinal cord injury: case reports. Acute And Critical Care 2022 PMID: 36973892, DOI: 10.4266/acc.2021.01662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryEnteral therapyReflex bradycardiaPacemaker placementCord injuryTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryIntensive care unit admissionCervical spinal cord injuryBlood pressure augmentationDual oral therapyCare unit admissionNeurogenic orthostatic hypotensionIntensive care unitIntravenous vasopressorsReflexive bradycardiaUnit admissionAutonomic dysfunctionNeurologic outcomeOrthostatic hypotensionOral therapyCommon complicationSevere bradycardiaTreatment initiationCare unit
2018
Thirty-day complication and readmission rates associated with resection of metastatic spinal tumors: a single institutional experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Lubkin DT, Sergesketter AR, Vatsia S, Sankey EW, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Thirty-day complication and readmission rates associated with resection of metastatic spinal tumors: a single institutional experience. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2018, 4: 304-310. PMID: 30069522, PMCID: PMC6046345, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReadmission ratesMetastatic spinal tumorsPost-operative complicationsIntensive care unitUncontrolled painSpinal metastasesSpinal tumorsSensory deficitsTumor pathologyCommon post-operative complicationCommon tumor pathologyNew sensory deficitsNerve root injurySingle institutional experienceThirty-day complicationsUnplanned readmission rateMajority of patientsSpinal cord tumorsSensory-motor deficitsSpinal tumor resectionElective resectionCommon complicationMost patientsPatient demographicsCord tumors