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 rate
2017
Institutional Review of Mortality in 5434 Consecutive Neurosurgery Patients: Are We Improving?
Elsamadicy AA, Sergesketter A, Sampson JH, Gottfried ON. Institutional Review of Mortality in 5434 Consecutive Neurosurgery Patients: Are We Improving? Neurosurgery 2017, 83: 1269-1276. PMID: 29300938, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesHumansMaleNeurosurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresQuality ImprovementQuality Indicators, Health CareConceptsRisk of mortalityCase mix indexSeverity of illnessPostintervention cohortMortality indexQuality InitiativeNeurosurgical serviceDiagnosis-related group codesPre-intervention cohortQuality improvement interventionsEtiology of mortalityHigher case mix indexMajor academic institutionHospital dischargeInpatient mortalityTrauma admissionsNeurosurgery patientsProcedure typeMortality casesInstitutional reviewImprovement interventionsMortalityCohortNeurosurgery inpatientsObserved mortality