The impact of body habitus on outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis

Understanding the Impact of Obesity on Short-term Outcomes and In-hospital Costs After Instrumented Spinal Fusion

(2016) Dominique M. Higgins et al.   NEUROSURGERY

Evaluation of time to aneurysm treatment following subarachnoid hemorrhage: comparison of patients treated with clipping versus coiling

(2015) Frank J Attenello et al.   Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Impact of obesity on complications, infection, and patient-reported outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery

(2015) Alex Soroceanu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE

Influence of Body Mass Index and Age on Functional Outcomes in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

(2015) Rabih G. Tawk et al.   NEUROSURGERY

Impact of Body Mass Index on Adjacent Segment Disease After Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Spine Disease

(2015) Chien-Yu Ou et al.   NEUROSURGERY

The Impact of Obesity on Short- and Long-term Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion

(2015) Rafael De la Garza-Ramos et al.   SPINE

Body Mass Index and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Decreasing Mortality with Increasing Body Mass Index

(2015) Joshua D. Hughes et al.   World Neurosurgery

Impact of body mass index in spinal surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease

(2014) Benedito J.A. Pereira et al.   CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY

Obesity-stroke paradox and initial neurological severity

(2014) Yerim Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

The impact of patient age and comorbidities on the occurrence of “never events” in cerebrovascular surgery: an analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

(2014) Timothy Wen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

Analysis of subarachnoid hemorrhage using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample: the NIS-SAH Severity Score and Outcome Measure

(2014) Chad W. Washington et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

A Pooled Analysis of Body Mass Index and Mortality among African Americans

(2014) Sarah S. Cohen et al.   PLoS One

Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on Outcomes of Elective Spinal Surgery

(2014) Andreea Seicean et al.   SPINE

Acute Lung Injury in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Study

(2014) Anand Veeravagu et al.   World Neurosurgery

Body Mass Index and Death by Stroke

(2014) Christian Dehlendorff et al.   JAMA Neurology

The Obesity Paradox in Stroke: Lower Mortality and Lower Risk of Readmission for Recurrent Stroke in Obese Stroke Patients

(2013) Klaus Kaae Andersen et al.   International Journal of Stroke

Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories

(2013) Katherine M. Flegal et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat as a Risk Factor for Infection in Cervical Spine Fusion Surgery

(2013) Ankit I Mehta et al.   JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME

Incidence and risk factors associated with in-hospital venous thromboembolism after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

(2013) Varun R. Kshettry et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

A predictive model of outcomes during cerebral aneurysm coiling

(2013) Kimon Bekelis et al.   Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

The prevalence of patient safety indicators and hospital-acquired conditions in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms: establishing standard performance measures using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database

(2013) Kyle M. Fargen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

Predicting inpatient complications from cerebral aneurysm clipping: the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2005–2009

(2013) Kimon Bekelis et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

The Impact of the Body Mass Index on Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

(2013) Johannes Platz et al.   NEUROSURGERY

The Impact of Body Mass Index on Hospital Stay and Complications After Spinal Fusion

(2013) Jamal McClendon et al.   NEUROSURGERY

Patient factors, comorbidities, and surgical characteristics that increase mortality and complication risk after spinal arthrodesis: a prognostic study based on 5,887 patients

(2013) Andrew J. Schoenfeld et al.   Spine Journal

The Impact of Obesity on Surgeon Ratings and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease Surgery

(2013) Brenda Auffinger et al.   World Neurosurgery

Age-Related Trends in the Treatment and Outcomes of Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: A Study of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2001–2009

(2012) W. Brinjikji et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY

Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy

(2012) Rubie Sue Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Dynamics of obesity paradox after stroke, related to time from onset, age, and causes of death

(2012) B. J. Kim et al.   NEUROLOGY

Incidence of Ventricular Shunt Placement for Hydrocephalus with Clipping versus Coiling for Ruptured and Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database: 2002 to 2007

(2012) Brian L. Hoh et al.   World Neurosurgery

The obesity paradox in surgical intensive care unit patients

(2011) Robert Hutagalung et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity are independent risk factors for poor outcome in patients with high-grade glioma

(2011) Lola B. Chambless et al.   JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY

Geographic variation and regional trends in adoption of endovascular techniques for cerebral aneurysms

(2011) Gabriel A. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

Impact of admission month and hospital teaching status on outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage: evidence against the July effect

(2011) Robert J. McDonald et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

Paradoxical longevity in obese patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

(2011) B. J. Kim et al.   NEUROLOGY

Incidence of Seizures or Epilepsy After Clipping or Coiling of Ruptured and Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database: 2002-2007

(2011) Brian L Hoh et al.   NEUROSURGERY

Morbid Obesity Increases Cost and Complication Rates in Spinal Arthrodesis

(2011) Paul A. Kalanithi et al.   SPINE

2012 Young Investigator Award Winner

(2011) Ankit I. Mehta et al.   SPINE

The impact of body mass index on perioperative outcomes of open and endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, 2005-2007

(2010) Kristina A. Giles et al.   JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY

Length of Stay and Total Hospital Charges of Clipping Versus Coiling for Ruptured and Unruptured Adult Cerebral Aneurysms in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database 2002 to 2006

(2010) Brian L. Hoh et al.   STROKE

Association Between Obesity and Mortality After Acute First-Ever Stroke

(2010) Konstantinos Vemmos et al.   STROKE

Influence of body mass index on outcome of the mechanically ventilated patients

(2010) A. Anzueto et al.   THORAX

Elevated Premorbid Body Mass Index is not Associated with Poor Neurological Outcome in the Subacute State after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

(2010) S. M. Kagerbauer et al.   Central European neurosurgery

Wall Shear Stress and Pressure Distribution on Aneurysms and Infundibulae in the Posterior Communicating Artery Bifurcation

(2009) Hyoungsu Baek et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Body mass index and risk of stroke among Chinese men and women

(2009) Lydia A. Bazzano et al.   ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

The Obesity Paradox

(2009) John T. Mullen et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Effect of obesity on intensive care morbidity and mortality: A meta-analysis*

(2009) Morohunfolu E. Akinnusi et al.   CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Influence of weekend versus weekday hospital admission on mortality following subarachnoid hemorrhage

(2009) R. Webster Crowley et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY

FAT AND NEUROSURGERY

(2009) Kim E. Schultheiss et al.   NEUROSURGERY

IMPACT OF BODY HABITUS ON PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY ASSOCIATED WITH FUSION OF THE THORACOLUMBAR AND LUMBAR SPINE

(2009) Mohammed F. Shamji et al.   NEUROSURGERY

The Impact of Body Mass Index on Mortality After Stroke

(2009) Amytis Towfighi et al.   STROKE

Obesity and Site-Specific Nosocomial Infection Risk in the Intensive Care Unit

(2009) Lesly A. Dossett et al.   Surgical Infections

Body mass index and mortality in heart failure: A meta-analysis

(2008) Antigone Oreopoulos et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Body Mass Index and Poststroke Mortality

(2008) Tom Skyhøj Olsen et al.   NEUROEPIDEMIOLOGY

OBESITY AND SELF-REPORTED OUTCOME AFTER MINIMALLY INVASIVE LUMBAR SPINAL FUSION SURGERY

(2008) David S. Rosen et al.   NEUROSURGERY