2024
Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study.
Mirpuri P, Khalid S, King P, Roy J, Elsamadicy A, Mehta A, Adogwa O. Effect of cannabis use history on postoperative opioid utilization in lumbar fusion patients: an American retrospective study. Asian Spine Journal 2024, 18: 639-646. PMID: 39434224, DOI: 10.31616/asj.2024.0194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use historyPostoperative opioid utilizationOpioid utilizationCannabis usersLumbar fusionHistory of cannabis useChronic opioid useNon-cannabis usersDegenerative spine diseaseCannabis use patternsImmediate postoperative periodPostsurgical pain managementLumbar fusion patientsPropensity score matchingUse historyOpioid useSpine surgeryPain medicationFusion patientsRetrospective studySpine diseasePostoperative periodCannabis usePain managementWidespread prescription
2023
Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study
Hengartner A, David W, Reeves B, Craft S, Boroumand S, Clappier M, Hansen J, Fernandez T, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Effects of delayed ambulation following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a single institutional study. Spine Deformity 2023, 11: 1127-1136. PMID: 37093449, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-023-00693-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionOral pain medicationTotal hospital lengthTwenty-nine patientsMethodsThe medical recordsSingle institutional studyStepwise logistic regressionMajor academic institutionHospital lengthHospital stayNine patientsPain medicationUnplanned readmissionIntraoperative variablesPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesRBC transfusionHealthcare utilizationOperative time
2017
Effects of immediate post-operative pain medication on length of hospital stay: does it make a difference?
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Fialkoff J, Vuong VD, Mehta AI, Vasquez RA, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Effects of immediate post-operative pain medication on length of hospital stay: does it make a difference? Journal Of Spine Surgery 2017, 3: 155-162. PMID: 28744495, PMCID: PMC5506320, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2017.04.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative pain medicationPatient reported outcomesElective spine surgeryPain medicationUrinary tract infectionSpine surgeryHospital stayComplication ratePatient carePost-operative complication rateSignificant differencesDecreased pain scoresHospital readmission ratesPatient-controlled analgesicMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerHealth care costsHealth care dollarsHospital coursePain scoresBaseline characteristicsPatient demographicsReadmission ratesTract infectionsBlood loss