Drivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30‐Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation
Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Ren X, Hussaini S, Laarakker A, Rahimpour S, Ejikeme T, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Drivers and Risk Factors of Unplanned 30‐Day Readmission Following Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 21: 87-92. PMID: 28961362, PMCID: PMC5766416, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord stimulator implantationSCS implantationUnplanned readmissionIndependent predictorsPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMechanical complicationsStimulator implantationBaseline patient demographicsNational Readmission DatabaseReadmission statusNational healthcare expendituresPrimary outcomeHospital characteristicsRisk factorsPatient outcomesReadmissionMultivariate analysisPatientsSCS deviceHealthcare expendituresComorbiditiesImplantationComplicationsObesityLong-term Cost Utility of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
Farber SH, Han JL, Elsamadicy AA, Hussaini Q, Yang S, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Long-term Cost Utility of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e797-e805. PMID: 28934786, PMCID: PMC8358894, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.20.5.e797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional medical managementSpinal cord stimulationFBSS patientsSurgery syndromeCord stimulationSCS systemCost utilityFailed Back Surgery SyndromeBack surgery syndromePrior back surgeryGEE modelHealth care utilizationRandomized clinical trialsConventional managementLongitudinal GEE modelsTime of implantationLeg painSCS implantationBack painCare utilizationLong followMedical managementSignificant morbidityBack surgeryTreatment optionsSpecialty‐Based Variations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Success Rates for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Hussaini SMQ, Murphy KR, Han JL, Elsamadicy AA, Yang S, Premji A, Parente B, Xie J, Pagadala P, Lad SP. Specialty‐Based Variations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Success Rates for Treatment of Chronic Pain. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 20: 340-347. PMID: 28370989, PMCID: PMC5464972, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChronic PainCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMedicineMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord StimulationTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpinal cord stimulationOrthopaedic surgeonsSCS trialChronic painProvider typeIntractable chronic painMajority of implantsEducation of physiciansSCS implantsPatient selectionCord stimulationSCS patientsIPG implantationRetrospective analysisNationwide analysisSystem implantationPhysical medicineExplant rateOrthopedic surgeryAppropriate modalityMultivariate modelSurgeonsNeurosurgeonsProvider informationSuccess rate