2023
Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perception of Health Status and Literacy in Spine Oncological Patients
Elsamadicy A, Wang C, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Rajjoub R, Koo A, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perception of Health Status and Literacy in Spine Oncological Patients. Spine 2023, 48: 1107-1115. PMID: 37163649, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth StatusHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLiteracyNeoplasmsPerceptionPopulation HealthSocial ClassConceptsNon-White HispanicsOncology patientsHigh response rateWhite/CaucasianHealth statusHealth literacyWC patientsResponse rateICD-9/10-CM codesOwn general healthSocioeconomic statusBaseline health statusRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityExcellent/Severe fatigueGeneral healthOncological patientsBACKGROUND DATADisease processHealthcare costsPatientsMedical careEthnic disparities
2021
Racial Disparities in Health Care Resource Utilization After Pediatric Cervical and/or Thoracic Spinal Injuries
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MR, Freedman IG, Koo AB, Hengartner AC, Reeves BC, Havlik J, Sarkozy M, Hong CS, Kundishora AJ, Tuason DA, DiLuna M. Racial Disparities in Health Care Resource Utilization After Pediatric Cervical and/or Thoracic Spinal Injuries. World Neurosurgery 2021, 156: e307-e318. PMID: 34560297, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAsianBlack or African AmericanCervical VertebraeChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInfantLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSocioeconomic FactorsSpinal InjuriesThoracic VertebraeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHealth care resource utilizationNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic AsiansHospital complicationsPediatric patientsMultivariate regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesHospital LOSComplication rateGreater prevalenceICD-10-CM diagnosisLogistic multivariate regression analysisNational Trauma Data BankLonger hospital LOSOverall complication rateThoracic spine injuriesTrauma Data BankRegression analysisThoracic spinal injuryNHB patientsHospital lengthRetrospective cohortSpine injuriesThoracic injuriesRisk ratio
2020
Portending Influence of Racial Disparities on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, David WB, Sarkozy M, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Laurans M, Kolb L, Sciubba DM. Portending Influence of Racial Disparities on Extended Length of Stay after Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Interbody Fusion for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. World Neurosurgery 2020, 142: e173-e182. PMID: 32599203, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlack or African AmericanCerebrospinal Fluid LeakCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesComorbidityDiskectomyElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FusionSpondylosisUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsCervical spondylotic myelopathyElective anterior cervical discectomyAnterior cervical discectomyAA cohortSpondylotic myelopathyCervical discectomyExtended LOSC cohortSignificant independent risk factorsNational Inpatient Sample databaseLonger hospital stayPrevalence of comorbiditiesRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorNumber of complicationsAfrican AmericansElective ACDFNonroutine dischargeAA raceC patientsHospital stayAdult patientsCohort studyIndependent predictorsAA patients