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 surgeryRegional variations in morbidity and mortality among neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage: a national database analysis
Sayeed S, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sadeghzadeh S, Belkasim S, Ahsan N, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Regional variations in morbidity and mortality among neonates with intraventricular hemorrhage: a national database analysis. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 1-10. PMID: 38955900, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06514-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Inpatient SampleIntraoperative variablesLong-term neurodevelopmental outcomesLow gestational ageMultivariate logistic regression analysisPermanent CSF shuntNational database analysisLow birth weightPercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort studyAssociated with decreased oddsImpact of insurance statusAssociated with reduced oddsMedian total costAssociated with mortalityLogistic regression analysisBackgroundIntraventricular hemorrhageNeonatal IVHGestational ageIntraventricular hemorrhageNeurodevelopmental outcomesCSF diversionCSF shuntingCost of admissionBirth weightInsurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Insurance Disparities in Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 2024, 189: e46-e54. PMID: 38815926, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraventricular hemorrhagePI patientsInsurance statusAssociated with surgical delayDiagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhageMultivariate logistic regression analysisNeonatal intraventricular hemorrhageAssociated with increased healthcare utilizationNational Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyImpact of insurance statusTime to referralAssociated with increased oddsInpatient Sample databaseAssociation of insurance statusLogistic regression analysisLength of stayMyelomeningocele repairSurgical delayCost of admissionAdverse eventsPrivate insuranceCohort studyMedicaid patientsPI cohortSociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patients
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