2018
Thirty-day complication and readmission rates associated with resection of metastatic spinal tumors: a single institutional experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Lubkin DT, Sergesketter AR, Vatsia S, Sankey EW, Cheng J, Bagley CA, Karikari IO. Thirty-day complication and readmission rates associated with resection of metastatic spinal tumors: a single institutional experience. Journal Of Spine Surgery 2018, 4: 304-310. PMID: 30069522, PMCID: PMC6046345, DOI: 10.21037/jss.2018.05.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReadmission ratesMetastatic spinal tumorsPost-operative complicationsIntensive care unitUncontrolled painSpinal metastasesSpinal tumorsSensory deficitsTumor pathologyCommon post-operative complicationCommon tumor pathologyNew sensory deficitsNerve root injurySingle institutional experienceThirty-day complicationsUnplanned readmission rateMajority of patientsSpinal cord tumorsSensory-motor deficitsSpinal tumor resectionElective resectionCommon complicationMost patientsPatient demographicsCord tumors
2015
Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience
Elsamadicy AA, Adogwa O, Cheng J, Bagley C. Pretreatment of Depression Before Cervical Spine Surgery Improves Patients' Perception of Postoperative Health Status: A Retrospective, Single Institutional Experience. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 214-219. PMID: 26706296, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntidepressive AgentsCervical VertebraeCohort StudiesDepressionDisability EvaluationDiskectomyFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeck PainPain MeasurementPatient SatisfactionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSpinal FusionSpineTreatment OutcomeConceptsNeck pain visual analog scalePain visual analog scaleNeck Disability IndexVisual analog scaleSF-12 mental component scoreSF-12 PCSMental component scoreSF-12 physical component scoreComponent scoresDuke University Medical CenterPatient-reported outcome measuresPostoperative health statusAnterior cervical discectomyCervical spine surgeryNerve root injurySingle institutional experiencePhysical component scoreShort Form-12Clinical outcome dataBoard-certified psychiatristHistory of depressionUniversity Medical CenterSimilar improvementsSignificant differencesDisability Index