2019
Analysis of Cost Variation in Endourological Procedures throughout the United States Using a National Database.
Abello A, Goland-Van Ryn M, Kenney P, Singh D, Motamedinia P. Analysis of Cost Variation in Endourological Procedures throughout the United States Using a National Database. Urology Practice 2019, 7: 174-181. PMID: 37317390, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShock wave lithotripsyPercutaneous nephrolithotomySurgery/Wave lithotripsyEndourological proceduresHospital factorsVolume institutionsDirect costsLow-volume institutionsHigh-volume institutionsNational Clinical DatabaseNephrolithotomyClinical databaseSignificant geographic variationLithotripsyAmerican Hospital DirectoryNational databaseHospital system
2018
Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones
Leapman MS, DeRycke E, Skanderson M, Becker WC, Makarov DV, Gross CP, Driscoll M, Motamedinia P, Bathulapalli H, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s12-s18. PMID: 30203013, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen Veterans Cohort StudyOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsSurgical treatmentKidney stonesSignificant public health problemOpioid Prescribing PatternsPostoperative opioid prescribingDiagnosis of PTSDPublic health problemExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyOpioid dosingPostoperative painPrescribing patternsCohort studyDose prescribedMedian ageSurgery typeMultivariable analysisOpioid misuseSurgical interventionMedian numberPercutaneous nephrolithotomyMultivariable regression
2015
Can Activities of Daily Living Predict Complications following Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy?
Leavitt DA, Motamedinia P, Moran S, Siev M, Zhao PT, Theckumparampil N, Fakhoury M, Elsamra S, Hoenig D, Smith A, Okeke Z. Can Activities of Daily Living Predict Complications following Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy? Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 1805-1809. PMID: 26721225, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.12.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexDaily living activitiesPercutaneous nephrolithotomyDaily livingComorbidity indexASA classificationLiving activitiesLength of stayHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsIndependent predictorsPreoperative assessmentFunctional statusOncological surgeryTreatment decisionsDegree of deficitComplicationsNephrolithotomyPatientsSurgeryStayRegression activityDeficitsComplete assessment