The impact of metastatic spinal tumor location on 30-day perioperative mortality and morbidity after surgical decompression

AK Hussain, KS Vig, ZB Cheung, K Phan, MC Lima… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective cohort study from 2011 to 2014 was performed using the
American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database …

A multicenter, descriptive epidemiologic survey of the clinical features of spinal metastatic disease in China

HR Zhang, RQ Qiao, XG Yang, YC Hu - Neurological Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Spinal metastases have unique epidemiological features and treatment methods.
Unfortunately, the relative scarcity of spinal metastases has limited the widespread …

State of the art management in spine oncology: a worldwide perspective on its evolution, current state, and future

N Sundaresan, S Boriani, S Okuno - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A review of the past and current status of the evolving field of spine oncology.
Objective. To provide a framework of reference for developments in the field, particularly the …

A population-based study of inpatient outcomes after operative management of nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage in the United States

CG Patil, AL Alexander, MGH Gephart, SP Lad… - World neurosurgery, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In the United States, data on patient outcomes after operative management
of nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have been largely derived from tertiary care …

Current trends in incidence, characteristics, and surgical management of metastatic breast cancer to the spine: a National Inpatient Sample analysis from 2005 to 2014

KA Peterson, AH Zehri, KE Lee, CA Kittel… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Management of metastatic breast cancer to the spine (MBCS) incorporates a multimodal
approach. Improvement in screening and nonsurgical therapies may alter the trends in …

Thirty-and 90-day readmissions after spinal surgery for spine metastases: a national trend analysis of 4423 patients

AA Elsamadicy, AB Koo, WB David, CK Zogg… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate
differences in 30-and 90-day readmissions for spine metastases treated with decompression …

Impact of race on 30-day complication rates after elective complex spinal fusion (≥ 5 levels): a single institutional study of 446 patients

AA Elsamadicy, O Adogwa, A Sergesketter, C Hobbs… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Racial disparities have been shown to affect surgical outcomes. However, the
effect of race on complex spinal fusion outcomes remains understudied. The aim of this …

Factors influencing extended hospital stay in patients undergoing metastatic spine tumour surgery and its impact on survival

N Kumar, RS Patel, SSY Wang, JYH Tan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Metastatic spine tumour surgeries (MSTS) are indicated for preservation or restoration of
neurological function, to provide mechanical stability and pain alleviation. The goal of MSTS …

The effect of patient race on extent of functional improvement after cervical spine surgery

A Elsamadicy, O Adogwa, E Reiser, P Fatemi, J Cheng… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A longitudinal cohort study. Objective. In this study, we set out to assess the
association between racial differences and health outcomes after anterior cervical …

Cost and health care resource utilization differences after spine surgery for bony spine versus primary intradural spine tumors

AA Elsamadicy, AB Koo, BC Reeves, IG Freedman… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to compare complication rates, length of stay (LOS), and
hospital costs after spine surgery for bony spine tumors and intradural spinal neoplasms …