The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sandhu M, Schonwald A, Boyko M, Jafar T, Freedman I, Woeste J, Kurup A, Funaro M, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum S, Elsamadicy A, Reynolds R, Gruenbaum B. The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 168: 105952. PMID: 39603437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-TBI depressionTraumatic brain injurySpectrum of TBI severityBrain injuryDiagnosis of depressionNeurobehavioral symptomsTBI severitySystematic reviewDepressionMeta-analysisStatistically significant differenceMedian ageFemale patientsPooled analysisFemale sexRisk factorsSevere casesParticipantsPotential associationSignificant differenceSexSeverityRiskInjurySubjectsAssessing a revised-risk analysis index for morbidity and mortality after spine surgery for metastatic spinal tumors
Elsamadicy A, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Khalid S, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Assessing a revised-risk analysis index for morbidity and mortality after spine surgery for metastatic spinal tumors. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39320656, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-024-04830-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModified frailty index-5Length of stayRAI-revMetastatic spinal tumorsPredicting 30-day mortalityReceiver operating characteristicArea under the curveSpine surgeryFrail patientsSpinal tumorsNo significant differenceSpinal pathologyMultivariate analysisMethodsA retrospective cohort studySignificant differenceExtended length of stayReceiver operating characteristic analysisACS NSQIP databasePredictors of extended length of stayRetrospective cohort studyMultidisciplinary decision makingMetastatic diseaseNSQIP databasePatient ageSpinal surgery