2024
167 Association Between Safety-net Hospital Status and Postoperative Outcomes Following ACDF or PCDF for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Craft S, Sherman J, Reeves B, Koo A, Khalid S, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. 167 Association Between Safety-net Hospital Status and Postoperative Outcomes Following ACDF or PCDF for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 40-40. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spondylotic myelopathyNon-routine dischargeSafety-net hospital statusSafety-net hospitalACDF cohortSpondylotic myelopathyPostoperative outcomesAdverse eventsMultivariate analysisPosterior cervical decompressionAnterior cervical discectomyImpact postoperative outcomesProportion of patientsNational Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyPredictors of prolonged LOSInpatient Sample databaseNon-SNHsElective ACDFCervical decompressionCervical discectomyStudy patientsIndependent predictorsAdult patientsACDF
2023
Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Hengartner A, Havlik J, David W, Reeves B, Freedman I, Sarkozy M, Maloy G, Fernandez T, Craft S, Koo A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Association Between Intravenous to Oral Opioid Transition Time and Length of Hospital Stay After Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. The International Journal Of Spine Surgery 2023, 17: 468-476. PMID: 37076256, PMCID: PMC10312154, DOI: 10.14444/8448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisExtended LOSSpinal fusionIdiopathic scoliosisMultivariate analysisMultilevel posterior spinal fusionLength of hospitalPostoperative complication rateMajor academic institutionOral opioidsHospital LOSStudy patientsDischarge dispositionHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsPostoperative courseComplication rateIntraoperative variablesLonger LOSPatient demographicsReadmission ratesMedical recordsUnivariate analysisOdds ratioDifferences in Outcomes and Health Care Resource Utilization After Surgical Intervention for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumor in Safety-Net Hospitals
Elsamadicy A, Koo A, David W, Reeves B, Sherman J, Craft S, Hersh A, Duvall J, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Differences in Outcomes and Health Care Resource Utilization After Surgical Intervention for Metastatic Spinal Column Tumor in Safety-Net Hospitals. Spine 2023, 48: 800-809. PMID: 36972069, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal column tumorsSNH statusPostoperative complicationsDischarge dispositionMultivariable analysisTumor surgeryMetastatic spinal tumor surgeryHealth care resource utilizationNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseICD-10-CM codingNonroutine discharge dispositionObservational cohort studySpinal tumor surgerySafety-net hospitalNonroutine dischargeSNH patientsHospital lengthStudy patientsAdult patientsCohort studyIntraoperative variablesExtended LOSIndependent predictorsLonger LOSProlonged hospitalization
2022
Impact of Affective Disorders on Inpatient Opioid Consumption and Hospital Outcomes Following Open Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spine Deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sandhu M, Reeves B, Jafar T, Craft S, Sherman J, Hersh A, Koo A, Kolb L, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Impact of Affective Disorders on Inpatient Opioid Consumption and Hospital Outcomes Following Open Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spine Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2022, 170: e223-e235. PMID: 36332777, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient narcotic consumptionInpatient opioid consumptionHealthcare resource utilizationAD cohortAffective disordersNonroutine dischargeOpioid consumptionNarcotic consumptionSpinal fusionAdult spinal deformity surgeryInpatient opioid usePremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyPosterior spinal fusionLength of staySpinal deformity surgeryAdult spinal deformityAdult spine deformityYears of ageGreater proportionMultivariate regression analysisNon-Hispanic whitesHospital outcomesStudy patientsCohort study