2023
Impact of insurance status on healthcare resource utilization and outcomes in adolescent patients presenting with spinal cord injuries.
Sandhu M, David W, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Jayaraj C, Boroumand S, Clappier M, Gutierrez A, Sarkozy M, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Impact of insurance status on healthcare resource utilization and outcomes in adolescent patients presenting with spinal cord injuries. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2023, 32: 294-301. PMID: 37021755, DOI: 10.3171/2023.2.peds22506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryHospital adverse eventsHealthcare resource utilizationAdverse eventsInsurance statusAdolescent patientsGovernmental insuranceInsurance cohortCord injuryNon-Hispanic white patientsNational Trauma Data BankPrivate insuranceThoracic spinal cord injuryPrivate insurance cohortAdministrative database studyTrauma Data BankClinical Modification codingMultivariate regression analysisPI cohortMedian LOSAdult patientsDischarge dispositionPatient demographicsSCI patientsWhite patients
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
2021
Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MRS, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Koo AB, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Sherman J, Maduka R, Agboola IK, Johnson DC, Kolb L, Laurans M. Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Presenting with an Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. World Neurosurgery 2021, 153: e408-e418. PMID: 34224881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryAcute cervical spinal cord injuryNational Trauma DatabaseAdverse eventsHospital mortalityFrailty scoreAdult patientsIndependent predictorsCord injuryAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryRisk of AEsComplete spinal cord injuryMultivariate logistic regression analysisCentral cord syndromeHospital adverse eventsImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyProportion of patientsType of injuryProcedural Coding SystemLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysis