2024
Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series
Sujijantarat N, Koo A, Elsamadicy A, Antonios J, Renedo D, Haynes J, Fathima B, Theriault B, Chavez M, Amllay A, Nowicki K, Kanzler M, Jiang J, Shekar A, Hebert R, DiLuna M, Matouk C. Lumbocaval Shunt for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Technical Report and Case Series. Neurosurgery Open 2024, 5: e00113. DOI: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionIntracranial hypertensionTreatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionManagement of idiopathic intracranial hypertensionMedical records of patientsAssessment of long-term outcomesHigh-pressure headachesMedian operative timeDifficult-to-manage patientsLow-pressure headacheCerebrospinal fluid shuntsElectronic medical records of patientsRecords of patientsFollow-up visitLong-term outcomesLumbar shuntDifficult-to-manage casesIntraoperative complicationsShunt revisionImprove headacheCase seriesEarly outcomesSurgical techniqueNeurosurgical managementOperative time
2023
Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Serrato P, Hengartner A, Sayeed S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Associated Risk Factors for Extended Operative Time Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 35: 427-431. PMID: 38078913, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtended operative timeCranial vault remodelingRetrospective cohort studyAdverse eventsCohort studyIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsOperative timeRisk factorsVault remodelingNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricHealth care resource utilizationPostoperative surgical site infectionSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricMultivariate logistic regression analysisDiseases 9/10 codesNSQIP-Pediatric databasePostoperative adverse eventsHigher American SocietySurgical site infectionAssociated risk factorsSurgical adverse eventsLength of stayLogistic regression analysisNon-Hispanic whites