Aladine Elsamadicy, MD
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2025
Racial/Ethnic Associations with Morbidity and Mortality in Adults with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.
Elsamadicy A, Belkasim S, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Ghanekar S, Khalid S, Lo S, Sciubba D. Racial/Ethnic Associations with Morbidity and Mortality in Adults with Acute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Spine 2025 PMID: 39835366, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksCervical spinal cord injuryNon-Hispanic whitesIn-hospital mortalityNon-routine dischargeSpinal cord injuryRacial disparitiesDecreased oddsIncreased oddsAcute CSCI patientsOdds of in-hospital mortalityAcute traumatic cervical spinal cord injuryCord injuryAcute cervical spinal cord injuryTraumatic cervical spinal cord injuryAssociation of raceAdverse eventsOdds of adverse eventsMultivariate logistic regressionCSCI patientsHispanic/Latino cohortIndependent predictor of adverse eventsInjury typeAssociated with adverse outcomesHispanic/LatinoSacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics
Adin M, Woolf G, Hegde R, Elsamadicy A, Mendel E, Zucconi W, Pucar D, Aygün N. Sacral tumors: a comprehensive review of imaging, diagnostic challenges, and tumor mimics. Skeletal Radiology 2025, 1-26. PMID: 39821683, DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04862-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary tumorTumor mimicsImaging findingsAssessment of response to treatmentGerm cell tumorsEvaluation of systemic diseasesResponse to treatmentInsufficiency fracturesSacral massSecondary tumorsCell tumorsPretreatment evaluationDiagnostic challengeLymphoproliferative diseaseClinical detailsMalignant tumorsPrimary modalitySystemic diseaseEwing sarcomaTumorNotochordal remnantsDevelopmental entityEpidemiological factorsDiagnosisMetastasis
2024
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 differenceSexSeverityRiskInjurySubjectsImpact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index.
Serrato P, Craft S, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Belkasim S, Sadeghzadeh S, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Impact of preoperative nutritional status on morbidity and mortality in elderly patients undergoing subdural hematoma evacuation: the role of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39546774, DOI: 10.3171/2024.7.jns24875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Nutritional Risk IndexLength of hospital stayPreoperative nutritional statusSubdural hematoma evacuationAssociated with increased oddsNutritional risk indexProportion of patientsHematoma evacuationAdverse eventsShort-term outcomesMalnourished statusNutritional statusNonroutine dischargeElderly patientsImpact of preoperative nutritional statusAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisExtended length of hospital staySevere adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studyPostoperative adverse eventsMinor adverse eventsPolypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions with 24-month follow-up
Dietz N, Kumar C, Elsamadicy A, Bjurström M, Wong K, Jamieson A, Sharma M, Wang D, Ugiliweneza B, Drazin D, Boakye M. Polypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions with 24-month follow-up. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 25340. PMID: 39455709, PMCID: PMC11511981, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76248-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative lumbar pathologySurgical site infectionSpinal surgeryPolypharmacy groupSite infectionLumbar pathologyFollow-upMedical complicationsElective lumbar spinal surgeryLumbar spinal surgeryUrinary tract infectionDegenerative lumbar conditionsReturn to the emergency departmentTract infectionsNon-polypharmacy groupSurgical patientsLumbar conditionsSurgeryPatientsComplicationsPolypharmacyEmergency departmentPrescribed medicationsMarketScan datasetDegenerative conditionsEffect 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, PMCID: PMC11538822, 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 prescriptionUtility of Risk Analysis Index for Assessing Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sadeghzadeh S, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Belkasim S, Khalid S, Lo S, Sciubba D. Utility of Risk Analysis Index for Assessing Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2024, 192: e292-e305. PMID: 39321916, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.09.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdult spinal deformityRisk Analysis IndexLength of stayMFI-5Spinal fusionReceiver operating characteristicSpinal deformityFrail patientsMultivariate analysisModified 5-item frailty indexACS NSQIP databasePreoperative surgical planningRetrospective cohort studyNSQIP databasePatient ageAssess morbidityComplication riskPredicting 30-day readmissionCohort studySurgical planningNormal patientsAdvanced ageComplicationsPatientsLumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series
Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Antonios J, Renedo D, Haynes J, Fathima B, Theriault B, Chavez M, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Kanzler M, Jiang J, Shekar A, Hebert R, DiLuna M, Matouk C. Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series. Neurosurgery Open 2024, 5: e00113. DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionIntracranial hypertensionTreatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionManagement of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionMedical records of patientsAssessment of long-term outcomesHigh-pressure headachesMedian operative timeDifficult-to-manage patientsLow-pressure headacheCerebrospinal fluid shuntsElectronic medical records of patientsRecords of patientsFollow-up visitLong-term outcomesLumbar shuntDifficult-to-manage casesIntraoperative complicationsShunt revisionImprove headacheCase seriesEarly outcomesSurgical techniqueNeurosurgical managementOperative timeHigh inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Sandhu M, Craft S, Reeves B, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39320702, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00960-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of hospital stayPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisProportion of patientsAdverse eventsCost of admissionHospital stayIdiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionMethodsA retrospective cohort studyLogistic multivariate regression analysisIncreased 30-day readmission ratePost-operative adverse eventsExtended length of hospital stayHospital length of stayReadmission ratesPost-operative analgesiaRetrospective cohort studyPremier Healthcare DatabaseHigh cohortPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate regression analysisIncreased cost of admissionLength of staySpine surgeryAssessing 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
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