2024
High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Sandhu M, Craft S, Reeves B, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Tuason D, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. High inpatient-opioid consumption predicts extended length of hospital stay in patients undergoing spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39320702, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00960-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of hospital stayPosterior spinal fusionAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisProportion of patientsAdverse eventsCost of admissionHospital stayIdiopathic scoliosisSpinal fusionMethodsA retrospective cohort studyLogistic multivariate regression analysisIncreased 30-day readmission ratePost-operative adverse eventsExtended length of hospital stayHospital length of stayReadmission ratesPost-operative analgesiaRetrospective cohort studyPremier Healthcare DatabaseHigh cohortPerioperative adverse eventsMultivariate regression analysisIncreased cost of admissionLength of staySpine surgery
2023
Influence of affective disorders on outcomes after suboccipital decompression for adult Chiari I malformation
Sherman J, Sayeed S, Craft S, Reeves B, Hengartner A, Fernandez T, Koo A, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Influence of affective disorders on outcomes after suboccipital decompression for adult Chiari I malformation. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 236: 108104. PMID: 38171050, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.108104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare resource utilizationNon-routine dischargeLength of stayChiari I malformationAD cohortSuboccipital decompressionAffective disordersAdverse eventsPatient demographicsPostoperative eventsAdmission costsExtended LOSMean LOSNational Inpatient Sample databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisAdult Chiari I malformationIncidence of syringomyeliaPerioperative adverse eventsChronic pulmonary diseaseICD-10-CM codesGreater proportionLogistic regression analysisComorbid affective disordersAdult patientsIndependent predictors