Sarah Hodges, MD
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Research
Publications
2024
Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Opioid Weaning Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery – A Retrospective Database Study
Spears C, Hodges S, Liu B, Venkatraman V, Edwards R, Than K, Abd-El-Barr M, Parente B, Lee H, Lad S. Nationwide Analysis of Risk Factors Related to Opioid Weaning Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery – A Retrospective Database Study. World Neurosurgery 2024, 186: e20-e34. PMID: 38519019, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine Milligram EquivalentsOpioid weaningLumbar decompressionOpioid usePreoperative doseAverage daily doseMilligram equivalentsPreoperative useDaily doseDays of opioid useLikelihood of weaningPreoperative opioid useLumbar decompression surgeryIBM MarketScan databaseProbability of weaningGoal of surgeryAnalysis of risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionLumbar decompression patientsOpioid-related morbidityNationwide analysisPostoperative weaningDecompression surgeryDecompression patientsMarketScan database
2023
Mini-Craniotomy With Endoscopic Approach for Acute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation in a Patient With Complex Scalp Flap Defect: A Case Report
Kundishora A, Sundaresan V, Boroumand S, Hodges S, Omay S. Mini-Craniotomy With Endoscopic Approach for Acute Subdural Hematoma Evacuation in a Patient With Complex Scalp Flap Defect: A Case Report. Neurosurgery Practice 2023, 4: e00056. PMID: 39959388, PMCID: PMC11809946, DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute subdural hematomaMini-craniotomyHematoma evacuationEndoscopic approachHistory of squamous cell carcinomaAcute subdural hematoma evacuationCases of acute subdural hematomaSquamous cell carcinomaSubdural hematoma evacuationCranial reconstructive surgeryEndoscopic adjunctsCell carcinomaFlap reconstructionComplex flap reconstructionResidual skull defectsSurgical managementCase reportCraniotomy sizeSubdural hematomaIncision planningReconstructive surgeryFlap defectsHead traumaHematomaCraniotomy
2022
Treatment Patterns and Health Care Resource Utilization of Iatrogenic Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the United States
Charalambous L, Rajkumar S, Liu B, Adil S, Wong M, Hodges S, Amrhein T, Leithe L, Parente B, Lee H, Lad S. Treatment Patterns and Health Care Resource Utilization of Iatrogenic Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in the United States. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2022, 35: e725-e730. PMID: 35858207, PMCID: PMC9633342, DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000001363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidural blood patchCerebrospinal fluid leakHealth care resource utilizationLumbar drainTreatment patternsCerebrospinal fluidSurgical repairSpine proceduresHealth care resource utilization dataSpinal cerebrospinal fluid leakAdult US patientsNational treatment patternsIBM MarketScan Research DatabasesConservative managementDiagnostic spinal tapMarketScan Research DatabasesTreatment prevalenceResource utilization dataBlood patchTreatment failureSpinal proceduresFluid leakFailure rateTreatment modalitiesPatient cohort
2021
Ventriculomegaly and postoperative lateral/third ventricular blood as predictors of cerebrospinal fluid diversion following posterior fossa tumor resection.
Park C, Liu B, Harward S, Zhang A, Gloria J, Lee H, Fuchs H, Muh C, Hodges S, Thompson E. Ventriculomegaly and postoperative lateral/third ventricular blood as predictors of cerebrospinal fluid diversion following posterior fossa tumor resection. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 28: 533-543. PMID: 34388710, DOI: 10.3171/2021.4.peds2188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal-occipital horn ratioPosterior fossa tumor resectionCSF diversionIntraventricular bloodTumor resectionPrimary posterior fossa tumorsPermanent CSF diversionOccipital horn ratioPosterior fossa tumorsCerebrospinal fluid diversionRetrospective cohort studyYears of ageTransependymal edemaResidual tumorTumor volumePostoperative variablesPostoperative hydrocephalusPreoperative variablesRadiographic predictorsTumor typesResectionConcordance indexCohort studyPrimary outcomeTumorImpact of US hospital center and interhospital transfer on spinal cord injury management: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Williamson T, Hodges S, Yang L, Lee H, Gabr M, Ugiliweneza B, Boakye M, Shaffrey C, Goodwin C, Karikari I, Lad S, Abd-El-Barr M. Impact of US hospital center and interhospital transfer on spinal cord injury management: An analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2021, 90: 1067-1076. PMID: 34016930, PMCID: PMC8243877, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel I centersTraumatic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankSurgical interventionTime of surgeryCenter typeMultivariate logistic regression modelI centersIncidence of spinal cord injuryHospital care pathwayPublic health problemSpinal cord injury managementNo significant differenceSurgical timeLogistic regression modelsLevel IVSurgeryPatientsCare pathwaysHospital CenterInterhospital transferAppropriate careCare managementOutcomes and Health Care Resource Utilization of Adult Bacterial Meningitis in the United States.
Kiyani M, Hodges S, Adil S, Charalambous L, Liu B, Lee H, Parente B, Perfect J, Lad S. Outcomes and Health Care Resource Utilization of Adult Bacterial Meningitis in the United States. Neurology Clinical Practice 2021, 11: 117-126. PMID: 33842064, PMCID: PMC8032422, DOI: 10.1212/cpj.0000000000000868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care resource utilizationMonths of diagnosisBacterial meningitisCommunity-acquired bacterial meningitisDiagnosis of bacterial meningitisComplication of bacterial meningitisHead injuryAdult bacterial meningitisIn-Hospital MortalityNosocomial groupNosocomial meningitisLumbar punctureNeurosurgical complicationsAdult patientsIBM MarketScanTraumatic head injuryAssociated with higher costsDownstream complicationsMeningitisComplicationsHead traumaPatientsMedian costStreptococcal meningitisDiagnosisDeep brain stimulation and electromagnetic interference
Rahimpour S, Kiyani M, Hodges S, Turner D. Deep brain stimulation and electromagnetic interference. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 203: 106577. PMID: 33662743, PMCID: PMC8081063, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106577.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsInpatient mortality and healthcare resource utilization of nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage complications in the US.
Park C, Charalambous L, Yang Z, Adil S, Hodges S, Lee H, Verbick L, McCabe A, Lad S. Inpatient mortality and healthcare resource utilization of nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage complications in the US. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 135: 1081-1090. PMID: 33482635, DOI: 10.3171/2020.8.jns201839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionVenous thromboembolic eventsHealthcare resource utilizationIntracerebral hemorrhageCerebral edemaInpatient mortalityComplication of intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhagic complicationsIBM MarketScan Research DatabasesPrimary intracerebral hemorrhageCohort of patientsNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageIntracerebral hemorrhage evacuationMarketScan Research DatabasesInpatient mortality rateHemorrhagic complicationsThromboembolic eventsTract infectionsAdult patientsComplicationsFunctional outcomesSurvival rateHydrocephalusPatientsEdema
2020
Paediatric bacterial meningitis in the USA: outcomes and healthcare resource utilization of nosocomial versus community-acquired infection.
Adil S, Hodges S, Charalambous L, Kiyani M, Liu B, Lee H, Parente B, Perfect J, Lad S. Paediatric bacterial meningitis in the USA: outcomes and healthcare resource utilization of nosocomial versus community-acquired infection. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2020, 70 PMID: 33206032, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired infectionsHealthcare resource utilizationPaediatric bacterial meningitisBacterial meningitisNosocomial groupCommunity-acquiredNeurosurgical proceduresLumbar punctureMedian lengthCerebral edemaPlacement of ventricular cathetersPrimary diagnosisCommunity-acquired groupVentricular catheter placementDiagnosis of BMIn-hospital mortality rateNosocomial bacterial infectionsIBM MarketScan Research DatabasesIntracranial epidural abscessDiagnostic lumbar punctureCharacterization of complicationsMarketScan Research DatabasesIn-Hospital MortalityStudy of bacterial meningitisMultivariate regressionImpact of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Opioid Dose Reduction: A Nationwide Analysis
Adil S, Charalambous L, Spears C, Kiyani M, Hodges S, Yang Z, Lee H, Rahimpour S, Parente B, Greene K, McClellan M, Lad S. Impact of Spinal Cord Stimulation on Opioid Dose Reduction: A Nationwide Analysis. Neurosurgery 2020, 88: 193-201. PMID: 32866229, PMCID: PMC7735866, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine Milligram EquivalentsSpinal cord stimulationMME groupImpact of spinal cord stimulationOpioid dose reductionDose reductionOpioid usageOpioid useChronic painCord stimulationLong-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid useRisks of long-term opioid therapyRefractory chronic painChronic pain diagnosesProportion of patientsOpioid-related morbidityLow dosage groupPreprocedure doseOpioid therapyMilligram equivalentsPain diagnosisPain medicationAdult patientsPost-procedure