2024
Impact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index.
Serrato P, Craft S, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Belkasim S, Sadeghzadeh S, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Impact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39546774, DOI: 10.3171/2024.7.jns24875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Nutritional Risk IndexLength of hospital stayPreoperative nutritional statusSubdural hematoma evacuationAssociated with increased oddsNutritional risk indexProportion of patientsHematoma evacuationAdverse eventsShort-term outcomesMalnourished statusNutritional statusNonroutine dischargeElderly patientsImpact of preoperative nutritional statusAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisExtended length of hospital staySevere adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsImplications of surgical infection on surgical and hospital outcomes after spine surgery: A NSQIP study of 410,930 patients
Elsamadicy A, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Dietz N, Lo S, Sciubba D. Implications of surgical infection on surgical and hospital outcomes after spine surgery: A NSQIP study of 410,930 patients. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2024, 245: 108505. PMID: 39173491, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended hospital length of stayNon-routine dischargeLength of staySurgical infectionsHospital length of stayExtended hospital lengthRetrospective cohort studySpine surgeryAdverse eventsStudy Design Retrospective cohort studyCohort studyPredictors of adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regression analysisRate of adverse eventsProlonged length of stayACS NSQIP databaseRisk of complicationsPostoperative adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationICD-9/10 codesLogistic regression analysisNon-home dischargeNSQIP studiesDesign Retrospective cohort studyMean BMISociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patientsAssociation of Malnutrition with Surgical and Hospital Outcomes after Spine Surgery for Spinal Metastases: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study of 1613 Patients
Elsamadicy A, Havlik J, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Koo A, Khalid S, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of Malnutrition with Surgical and Hospital Outcomes after Spine Surgery for Spinal Metastases: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Study of 1613 Patients. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 1542. PMID: 38541767, PMCID: PMC10971134, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13061542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-routine dischargeLength of stayImpact of malnutritionSpinal metastasesAdverse eventsMalnourished patientsNourished patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgical treatment of spinal metastasesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseTreatment of spinal metastasesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program studyQuality Improvement Program databaseRisk of postoperative complicationsMultivariate logistic regression analysisMetastatic spinal diseaseHospital length of stayProlonged length of stayAssociation of malnutritionRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationAssessed patient demographicsExtradural spinal metastasisBaseline comorbidity burden
2023
Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Serrato P, Hengartner A, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 427-431. PMID: 38078913, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended operative timeCranial vault remodelingRetrospective cohort studyAdverse eventsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsOperative timeRisk factorsVault remodelingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricHealth care resource utilizationPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative adverse eventsHigher American SocietySurgical site infectionAssociated risk factorsSurgical adverse eventsLength of stayLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Length of Stay Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 384-387. PMID: 37943085, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCranial vault remodelingLOS cohortExtended LOSAdverse eventsPediatric patientsRisk factorsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseVault remodelingSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseNon-Hispanic white patientsHealth care resource utilizationMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative hospital LOSStructural pulmonary abnormalityPostoperative adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyAssociated risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisCurrent Procedural TerminologyHospital LOSAnesthesiologists classificationPerioperative complicationsAssociation of frailty with healthcare resource utilization after open thoracic/thoracolumbar posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, Sherman J, Sarkozy M, Reeves B, Craft S, Sayeed S, Sandhu M, Hersh A, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of frailty with healthcare resource utilization after open thoracic/thoracolumbar posterior spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity. European Spine Journal 2023, 1-16. PMID: 36949143, DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07635-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreNon-routine dischargePosterior spinal fusionAdult spinal deformityHealthcare resource utilizationICD-10-CM codesAdmission costsSpinal fusionSpinal deformityElective posterior spinal fusionNational Inpatient Sample databaseFrailty Risk ScoreImpact of frailtyPostoperative adverse eventsAssociation of frailtyLarger hospital sizeMultivariate regression analysisAdverse eventsIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsExtended LOSProlonged hospitalizationHispanic raceRetrospective studyFrail cohort
2022
Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Freedman I, Koo A, Jayaraj C, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity. Spine Deformity 2022, 11: 439-453. PMID: 36350557, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00609-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult spinal deformityInpatient opioid useProportion of patientsOpioid useAdverse eventsHigher MMESpinal fusionHospital costsMME consumptionPostoperative outcomesDischarge dispositionHospital admissionRisk factorsMultivariate analysisLong-term opioid useMethodsA retrospective cohort studyHigh opioid useInpatient opioid consumptionOpioid-related disordersPremier Healthcare DatabasePostoperative adverse eventsPostoperative opioid useRetrospective cohort studyHealthcare resource utilizationNon-routine dischargeDifferences in Health Care Resource Utilization After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors in Patients with a Concurrent Affective Disorder in the United States
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Sarkozy M, Reeves BC, Pennington Z, Havlik J, Sandhu MR, Hersh A, Patel S, Kolb L, Larry Lo SF, Shin JH, Mendel E, Sciubba DM. Differences in Health Care Resource Utilization After Surgery for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumors in Patients with a Concurrent Affective Disorder in the United States. World Neurosurgery 2022, 161: e252-e267. PMID: 35123021, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHealth care resource utilizationPostoperative adverse eventsNonroutine dischargeAdverse eventsAffective disordersNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisSpinal column metastasesRetrospective cohort studyMetastatic spinal tumorsSpinal column tumorsLogistic regression analysisConcurrent affective disorderGreater total costsRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisAdult patientsCohort studyDischarge dispositionIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsHospital admissionIndependent predictorsSpinal metastases