Spinal Column Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research Laboratory

Laboratory Presentations 2012

NASS Annual Meeting October 24-27, 2012

1.       Cost-utility and comparative effectiveness analyses of trans-foraminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) versus comprehensive medical management for lumbar spondylolisthesis Scott L. Parker, MD; Scott Zuckerman, BS; David Shau, BS; Stephen Mendenhall, BS; Saniya S. Godil, MD; Matthew J. McGirt, MD

2.      Accurately Measuring the Quality and Effectiveness of Lumbar Surgery in Registry Efforts: Determining the most Valid and Responsive Instruments Saniya S. Godil, MD; Scott L. Parker, MD; Scott L. Zuckerman, MD; Stephen K. Mendenhall B.S, David S. Shau B.S., Matthew J. McGirt, MD

3.      Defining the relative utility of lumbar spine surgery: A systematic literature review of common surgical procedures and their impact on health states Scott L. Parker MD, Saniya S. Godil MD, Scott L. Zuckerman, MD; Marcus Gates BA, Matthew J. McGirt MD

4.      Factors influencing two-year healthcare costs in patients undergoing revision lumbar fusion procedures: A guide to where should we target our cost and quality improvement initiatives Scott L. Parker MD, David Shau BS, Stephen K. Mendenhall BS, Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt, MD

5.      Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-utility Analysis Scott L. Parker MD, Stephen K. Mendenhall B.S., David N. Shau B.S., Scott L. Zuckerman B.S., Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt M.D

6.      Accurately Measuring Outcomes after Surgery for Adult Chiari I Malformation: Determining the most Valid and Responsive Instruments Saniya S. Godil, MD; Scott L. Parker, MD; Scott L. Zuckerman, MD; Stephen K. Mendenhall B.S, David S. Shau B.S., Matthew J. McGirt, MD

7.      Cost-utility and comparative effectiveness analyses of laminectomy versus comprehensive medical management for lumbar stenosis Scott L. Parker, MD; David Shau, BS; Stephen Mendenhall, BS; Scott Zuckerman, BS; Saniya S. Godil, MD; Matthew J. McGirt, MD

8.      Accurately Measuring the Quality and Effectiveness of Cervical Spine Surgery in Registry Efforts: Determining the most Valid and Responsive Instruments Saniya S. Godil, MD; Scott L. Parker, MD; Scott L. Zuckerman, MD; Stephen K. Mendenhall B.S, David S. Shau B.S., Matthew J. McGirt, MD

9.      The relative impact of lumbar spondylosis on quality of life in the United States: A population health perspective Cyrus C. Wong MD, Marcus Gates AB, Scott L. Parker MD, Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt MD

10.  Use of a prospective web-based registry to determine the relative value of surgical treatments of degenerative spine disorders: Proving the real-world value of surgical care Matthew J. McGirt M.D., Clinton Devin M.D., Scott L. Parker M.D

11.  A pre-operative grading scale that predicts two-year healthcare costs following revision lumbar fusion procedures: How we can improve the cost of care we provide Scott L. Parker MD, David Shau BS, Stephen K. Mendenhall BS, Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt MD

CNS Annual Meeting October 6-11, 2012

1.          The relative impact of lumbar spondylosis on quality of life in the United States: A population health perspective Scott L. Parker MD, Cyrus C. Wong MD, Marcus Gates AB, Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt MD

2.          Defining the relative utility of lumbar spine surgery: A systematic literature review of common surgical procedures and their impact on health states Scott L. Parker MD, Saniya S. Godil MD, Marcus Gates BA, Matthew J. McGirt MD

3.           Accurately Measuring Outcomes after Surgery for Adult Chiari I Malformation: Determining the most Valid and Responsive Instruments Saniya S. Godil, MD; Scott L. Parker, MD; Scott L. Zuckerman, B.S; Stephen K. Mendenhall, B.S.; Matthew J. McGirt, MD

4.           Comprehensive medical management of lumbar stenosis and spondylolisthesis is not effective in real-world care: A value analysis of cost, pain, disability, and quality of life.Scott L. Parker MD, Scott Zuckerman BS, David N. Shau BS, Stephen K. Mendenhall BS, Saniya S. Godil MD, Matthew J. McGirt MD

5.          The Science of Proving Quality in Spine Surgery. Matthew J. McGirt MD

6.           Determining The Quality and Effectiveness of Spine Surgery: Is Patient Satisfaction a Valid Proxy?Saniya S. Godil, M.D.; Scott L. Parker, M.D.; Scott L. Zuckerman, B.S.; Stephen K. Mendenhall, B.S.; Matthew J. McGirt, M.D.

 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2012.

 1.       Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, McGirt MJ. Cost per quality-adjusted life year gained of revision lumbar surgery for adjacent segment disease, pseudoarthrosis, and same-level recurrent stenosis: Defining the value of surgical intervention. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2012.

2.       Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, McGirt MJ. The relative impact of lumbar spondylosis on quality of life in the United States: A population health perspective. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2012.

3.       Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, McGirt MJ. Cost-utility and comparative effectiveness analyses of laminectomy versus comprehensive medical management for lumbar stenosis. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, April 2012.

 Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Joint Spine Section, March 2012

 1.      Wong C, Gates M, Parker SL, McGirt MJ. The Relative Impact of Lumbar Spondylosis on Quality of Life in the United States: A Population Health Perspective.

2.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Devin C, McGirt MJ. Factors Influencing Two-year Healthcare Costs in Patients Undergoing Revision Lumbar Fusion Procedures. 

3.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Devin C, McGirt MJ. Cost per Quality-adjusted Life Year Gained of Revision Lumbar Surgery for Adjacent Segment Disease, Pseudoarthrosis, and Same-level Recurrent Stenosis: Defining the Value of Surgical Intervention. 

4.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Devin C, McGirt MJ. Preoperative Zung Depression Scale Predicts Patient Satisfaction Independent of Extent of Improvement After Revision Lumbar Surgery. 

5.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Devin C, McGirt MJ.  Extent of Preoperative Depression Predicts Outcome After Revision Lumbar Surgery for Adjacent Segment Disease, Recurrent Stenosis, and Pseudoarthrosis. 

6.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Cheng J, Devin C, McGirt MJ.  Cost-utility and Comparative Effectiveness Analyses of Trans-foraminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) vs. Comprehensive Medical Management for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. 

7.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Cheng J, Devin C, McGirt MJ. Cost-utility and Comparative Effectiveness Analyses of Laminectomy vs. Comprehensive Medical Management for Lumbar Stenosis.  

8.     Parker SL, Mendenhall S, Shau D, Cheng J, Devin C, McGirt MJ. Comprehensive Assessment of One-year Outcomes After Suboccipital Craniectomy for Chiari I Malformation in Adults.