2023
National Trends of Cerebral Venous Sinus Stenting for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Khunte M, Chen H, Colasurdo M, Chaturvedi S, Malhotra A, Gandhi D. National Trends of Cerebral Venous Sinus Stenting for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Neurology 2023, 101: 402-406. PMID: 36990721, PMCID: PMC10501094, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous sinus stentingOptic nerve sheath fenestrationIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionIIH treatmentCSF shuntsIntracranial hypertensionSurgical proceduresCerebral venous sinus stentingNational Inpatient Sample databaseStandard medical treatmentCerebral venous sinusesNew surgical procedureRecent temporal trendsAdult patientsSheath fenestrationSinus stentingHospital characteristicsPractice patternsVenous sinusesMedical treatmentComparative effectivenessProcedure numbersPatientsSample databaseShunt
2022
307 The Hospital Frailty Risk Score Independently Predicts Increased Complication Rates and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Aneurysms
Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Sarkozy M, Sherman J, Reeves B, Freedman I, Antonios J, Sujijantarat N, Renado D, Hebert R, Malhotra A, Matouk C. 307 The Hospital Frailty Risk Score Independently Predicts Increased Complication Rates and Healthcare Resource Utilization After Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2022, 68: 67-68. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000001880_307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreNon-routine dischargeFrailty Risk ScoreEndovascular treatmentIntracranial aneurysmsPerioperative complicationsLower frailtyHospital costsRisk scoreNational Inpatient Sample databaseMean total hospital costMultivariate logistic regression analysisICD-10 diagnostic codesImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyHealthcare resource utilizationEvaluation of patientsTotal hospital costsAdverse healthcare outcomesAdministrative hospital dataRuptured intracranial aneurysmLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisAdult patients
2019
Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injuries
Malhotra A, Malhotra A. Evaluation of Cervical Spine Injuries. Current Trauma Reports 2019, 5: 48-53. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-019-0163-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCervical spine injurySignificant cervical spine injuryMagnetic resonance imagingSpine injuriesBlunt traumaCervical spineCT scanHigh-quality CT scansAdult patientsAbnormal findingsSummaryCurrent evidenceCurrent evidenceMRI scansResonance imagingInjuryTraumaScansCTSpinePatientsEvaluationTherapySignificant advancesRecent literature
2018
Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT
Malhotra A, Durand D, Wu X, Geng B, Abbed K, Nunez DB, Sanelli P. Utility of MRI for cervical spine clearance in blunt trauma patients after a negative CT. European Radiology 2018, 28: 2823-2829. PMID: 29450715, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma evaluationCervical spine CTCervical spine MRIUnstable injuriesBlunt traumaTrauma evaluationSpine CTSpine MRIBlunt cervical spine traumaCervical spine clearanceCT cervical spineAbnormal neurological examinationBlunt trauma patientsPercent of patientsCervical spine traumaCervical spine studiesSoft tissue injuriesUtility of MRICervical CTSpine clearanceAdult patientsSubsequent MRINeurological examinationSpine traumaTrauma patientsManagement of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Forman HP, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P. Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Comparative Effectiveness Analysis. JAMA Neurology 2018, 75: 27-34. PMID: 29159405, PMCID: PMC5833486, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsComparative effectiveness analysisPreventive treatmentAdult patientsAnnual riskIntracranial aneurysmsHealth benefitsFollow-up imagingCurrent clinical practiceBetter health outcomesRisk of ruptureImaging surveillanceTiny aneurysmsMean ageSubarachnoid hemorrhageRoutine treatmentIncidental detectionEffectiveness analysisClinical studiesMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskGeneral populationPatientsPubMed searchClinical practice