2022
Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Freedman I, Koo A, Jayaraj C, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Association of inpatient opioid consumption on postoperative outcomes after open posterior spinal fusion for adult spine deformity. Spine Deformity 2022, 11: 439-453. PMID: 36350557, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-022-00609-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidHumansInpatientsRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdult spinal deformityInpatient opioid useProportion of patientsOpioid useAdverse eventsHigher MMESpinal fusionHospital costsMME consumptionPostoperative outcomesDischarge dispositionHospital admissionRisk factorsMultivariate analysisLong-term opioid useMethodsA retrospective cohort studyHigh opioid useInpatient opioid consumptionOpioid-related disordersPremier Healthcare DatabasePostoperative adverse eventsPostoperative opioid useRetrospective cohort studyHealthcare resource utilizationNon-routine dischargeHigher Hospital Frailty Risk Score is associated with increased complications and healthcare resource utilization after endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Renedo D, Sarkozy M, Sherman J, Reeves BC, Havlik J, Antonios J, Sujijantarat N, Hebert R, Malhotra A, Matouk C. Higher Hospital Frailty Risk Score is associated with increased complications and healthcare resource utilization after endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2022, 15: 255-261. PMID: 35292571, PMCID: PMC8931798, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital Frailty Risk ScoreNon-routine dischargeLength of stayFrailty Risk ScoreHealthcare resource utilizationTotal hospital costsEndovascular treatmentIntracranial aneurysmsAdverse eventsHospital costsRisk scoreHighest Hospital Frailty Risk ScoresMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseMean total hospital costMultivariate logistic regression analysisImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyICD-10-CM codesLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisCohort studyDischarge dispositionPatient demographics
2021
Effects of preoperative nutritional status on complications and readmissions after posterior lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis: A propensity-score analysis
Elsamadicy AA, Havlik J, Reeves BC, Koo AB, Sherman J, Lo SL, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Effects of preoperative nutritional status on complications and readmissions after posterior lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis: A propensity-score analysis. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 211: 107017. PMID: 34781222, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.107017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned readmissionAdverse eventsSpine surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOccurrence of AEsPreoperative serum albumin levelQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisPosterior lumbar decompressionPreoperative nutritional statusHigh rateImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studySerum albumin levelSignificant independent predictorsEffects of malnutritionLogistic regression analysisPropensity score analysisPropensity-score matchingMalnourished cohortMalnourished patientsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsLumbar decompression
2020
Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David WB, Havlik J, Kundishora AJ, Hong CS, Sciubba DM, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Outcomes After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 146: e214-e224. PMID: 33091648, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisPreoperative anemiaAnemic cohortHospital stayReadmission ratesIndependent predictorsSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseUnplanned reoperation rateLonger hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyThirty-day outcomesLonger operative timeLonger lengthPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateCohort studyDischarge dispositionComplication ratePediatric patientsTransfusion eventsOperative time