High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Sandhu M, Craft S, Reeves B, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39320702, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00960-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of hospital stayPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisProportion of patientsAdverse eventsCost of admissionHospital stayIdiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionMethodsA retrospective cohort studyLogistic multivariate regression analysisIncreased 30-day readmission ratePost-operative adverse eventsExtended length of hospital stayHospital length of stayReadmission ratesPost-operative analgesiaRetrospective cohort studyPremier Healthcare DatabaseHigh cohortPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate regression analysisIncreased cost of admissionLength of staySpine surgeryRegional variations in morbidity and mortality among neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage: a national database analysis
Sayeed S, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Belkasim S, Ahsan N, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Regional variations in morbidity and mortality among neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage: a national database analysis. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 1-10. PMID: 38955900, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06514-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Inpatient SampleIntraoperative variablesLong-term neurodevelopmental outcomesLow gestational ageMultivariate logistic regression analysisPermanent CSF shuntNational database analysisLow birth weightPercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort studyAssociated with decreased oddsImpact of insurance statusAssociated with reduced oddsMedian total costAssociated with mortalityLogistic regression analysisBackgroundIntraventricular hemorrhageNeonatal IVHGestational ageIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental outcomesCSF diversionCSF shuntingCost of admissionBirth weightInsurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Insurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 2024, 189: e46-e54. PMID: 38815926, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraventricular hemorrhagePI patientsInsurance statusAssociated with surgical delayDiagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhageMultivariate logistic regression analysisNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageAssociated with increased healthcare utilizationNational Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyImpact of insurance statusTime to referralAssociated with increased oddsInpatient Sample databaseAssociation of insurance statusLogistic regression analysisLength of stayMyelomeningocele repairSurgical delayCost of admissionAdverse eventsPrivate insuranceCohort studyMedicaid patientsPI cohortReduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Reeves B, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Reduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 2051-2059. PMID: 38526575, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06369-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayIntroductionIntraventricular hemorrhageAdverse eventsMultivariate logistic regression analysisRate of adverse eventsPermanent neurological dysfunctionProlonged length of stayNational Inpatient Sample databaseRates of NECInpatient Sample databaseLogistic regression analysisIntraventricular hemorrhageAA patientsImpact of raceCost of admissionIndependent predictorsRate of mortalityPatient characteristicsMultivariate analysisPercentage of AAWhite patientsNeurological dysfunctionNewbornsPatient genderPatients