2021
Patient- and hospital-related risk factors for non-routine discharge after lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis
Elsamadicy AA, Freedman IG, Koo AB, David W, Hengartner AC, Havlik J, Reeves BC, Hersh A, Pennington Z, Kolb L, Laurans M, Shin JH, Sciubba DM. Patient- and hospital-related risk factors for non-routine discharge after lumbar decompression and fusion for spondylolisthesis. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 209: 106902. PMID: 34481141, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-routine dischargeDependent functional statusAdverse eventsIndependent predictorsUnplanned readmissionLonger LOSSpinal decompressionLumbar spondylolisthesisFemale sexFunctional statusSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNon-Hispanic black race/ethnicityHospital-related risk factorsQuality Improvement Program databaseNon-Hispanic black raceICD-9-CM diagnosisBlack race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelNon-home dischargeHospital-related factorsImprovement Program databaseRetrospective cohort studyLength of stayProcedural Coding SystemPatient Risk Factors Associated With 30- and 90-Day Readmission After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in Elderly Patients: A Nationwide Readmission Study
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Lin IH, David WB, Reeves BC, Santarosa C, Cord B, Malhotra A, Kahle KT, Matouk CC. Patient Risk Factors Associated With 30- and 90-Day Readmission After Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement for Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in Elderly Patients: A Nationwide Readmission Study. World Neurosurgery 2021, 152: e23-e31. PMID: 33862298, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusVP shunt surgeryShunt surgeryElderly patientsNormal pressure hydrocephalusPressure hydrocephalusNationwide Readmissions DatabaseVentriculoperitoneal shunt surgeryPatient risk factorsVentriculoperitoneal shunt placementQuality of careMultivariate regression analysisIndex admissionUnplanned readmissionReadmission ratesRenal failureMechanical complicationsPostoperative infectionShunt placementNinth RevisionFemale sexRisk factorsSubdural hemorrhageClinical ModificationReadmission
2020
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) vs. bevacizumab for radiation necrosis in previously irradiated brain metastases
Sujijantarat N, Hong CS, Owusu KA, Elsamadicy AA, Antonios JP, Koo AB, Baehring JM, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) vs. bevacizumab for radiation necrosis in previously irradiated brain metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2020, 148: 641-649. PMID: 32602021, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03570-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser interstitial thermal therapyLonger overall survivalRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain metastasesOverall survivalMedian volume decreaseMedian volume increaseBrain metastasis patientsPre-treatment patient characteristicsRetrospective chart reviewResultsTwenty-five patientsPre-treatment factorsBevacizumab patientsChart reviewMetastasis patientsLocal recurrencePatient characteristicsTreatment optionsTreatment responseBevacizumabPatientsLesional volumeThermal therapyStatistical significanceThirty- and 90-Day Readmissions After Treatment of Traumatic Subdural Hematoma: National Trend Analysis
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, David WB, Zogg CK, Santarosa C, Sujijantarat N, Robert SM, Kundishora AJ, Cord BJ, Hebert R, Bahrassa F, Malhotra A, Matouk CC. Thirty- and 90-Day Readmissions After Treatment of Traumatic Subdural Hematoma: National Trend Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 139: e212-e219. PMID: 32272271, PMCID: PMC7380544, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic subdural hematomaSubdural hematomaRheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseasesMultivariate logistic regression analysisCollagen vascular diseaseNationwide Readmissions DatabaseCongestive heart failureLikelihood of readmissionPrimary procedure codeTraumatic brain injuryLogistic regression analysisReadmission ratesRenal failureHeart failurePostoperative infectionNinth RevisionSurgical interventionPatient populationVascular diseaseCerebral meningesBrain injuryClinical ModificationPatient managementReadmissionInternational Classification