2024
Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Interventions in the United States
de Havenon A, Zhou L, Koo A, Matouk C, Falcone G, Sharma R, Ney J, Shu L, Yaghi S, Kamel H, Sheth K. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Interventions in the United States. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 264-272. PMID: 38285452, PMCID: PMC10825786, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Institutes of Health Stroke ScaleNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scoreOdds of discharge homeDischarged homeIschemic strokeRate of endovascular thrombectomyMultivariate logistic regressionNational Inpatient Sample databaseHealth Stroke ScaleIntervention patientsInpatient Sample databaseMain OutcomesIntervention statusHospitalization of patientsPotential confoundersUS hospitalsEndovascular thrombectomyStroke patientsCohort studySecondary outcomesLogistic regressionCardiac interventionsStroke severityStroke ScaleGroup of hospitalized patients
2020
Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Treatment of Unruptured Adult Cerebral Aneurysms: A Study of The National Inpatient Sample
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Lin IH, David WB, Sujijantarat N, Santarosa C, Cord BJ, Zetchi A, Hebert R, Bahrassa F, Malhotra A, Matouk CC. Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Treatment of Unruptured Adult Cerebral Aneurysms: A Study of The National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105230. PMID: 33066916, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedComorbidityDatabases, FactualEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHospital CostsHumansInpatientsIntracranial AneurysmLength of StayMaleMicrosurgeryMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient AdmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsLOS cohortExtended LOSMultivariate logistic regressionUnruptured cerebral aneurysmsCerebral aneurysmsPreadmission comorbiditiesInpatient complicationsHospital stayMore patientsOdds ratioUnruptured aneurysmsHealthcare costsMultiple patient-specific factorsLogistic regressionOverall complication rateHospital-level factorsNon-routine dischargePatient-level factorsNational Inpatient SamplePatient-specific factorsOverall healthcare costsChoice of procedureIndex admissionPostoperative complicationsComplication ratePre-operative headaches and obstructive hydrocephalus predict an extended length of stay following suboccipital decompression for pediatric Chiari I malformation
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Hong CS, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Pre-operative headaches and obstructive hydrocephalus predict an extended length of stay following suboccipital decompression for pediatric Chiari I malformation. Child's Nervous System 2020, 37: 91-99. PMID: 32519127, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-020-04688-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric CM-I patientsExtended LOSMultivariate logistic regressionCM-I patientsObstructive hydrocephalusSurgical decompressionSuboccipital decompressionElectrolyte disordersRisk factorsHeadache symptomsHospital-level risk factorsLogistic regressionChiari malformation type IPediatric Chiari I malformationPost-operative complicationsImpact of patientChiari I malformationRisk-adjusted LOSYoung childrenAdmission comorbiditiesMethodsThe KidsPediatric CMHospital stayPatient comorbiditiesPatient demographicsAssociated risk factors for extended length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Robert SM, Kuzmik GA, Coutinho PO, Kolb L, Laurans M, Abbed K. Associated risk factors for extended length of stay following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2020, 195: 105883. PMID: 32428797, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical spondylotic myelopathyHospital-level factorsLOS cohortAnterior cervical discectomyExtended LOSMultivariate logistic regressionSpondylotic myelopathyPostoperative complicationsCervical discectomyBlood transfusionOdds ratioNational Inpatient Sample databaseLogistic regressionFurther investigational studiesOverall complication rateNon-routine dischargeAssociated risk factorsNational cohort studyNumber of complicationsRisk-adjusted LOSGreater overall costsLow socioeconomic statusPaucity of literatureHospital LOSHospital stayRisk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Freedman IG, Zogg CK, Hong CS, DeSpenza T, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Risk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation. World Neurosurgery 2020, 138: e515-e522. PMID: 32147550, PMCID: PMC7379177, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionExtended LOSLOS cohortSurgical decompressionDecompression surgeryOdds ratioGreater overall complication ratesMultiple patient-level factorsLogistic regressionChiari malformation type IAdult Chiari I malformationPatient's baseline comorbidityOverall complication rateRetrospective cohort studyChiari I malformationRisk-adjusted LOSPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsCohort studyComplication ratePatient demographicsSuboccipital decompressionElectrolyte disordersObstructive hydrocephalus