2024
For whom the bell tolls: assessing the incremental costs associated with failure to rescue after elective colorectal surgery
Schultz K, Moore M, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E, Leeds I. For whom the bell tolls: assessing the incremental costs associated with failure to rescue after elective colorectal surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024, 28: 1812-1818. PMID: 39181234, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFailure-to-rescueMedian total hospital costTotal hospital costsColorectal surgeryNational Inpatient SampleUneventful recoveryRetrospective study of adult patientsFailure-to-rescue patientsAssociated with increased healthcare costsStudy of adult patientsElective colorectal resectionHospital costsElective colorectal surgeryNationally representative cohortColorectal resectionElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsRetrospective studyAdult patientsRescue attemptsMedical futilityElective surgeryRepresentative cohortHealthcare costsPrimary outcome
2019
Should They Stay or Should They Go? The Utility of C-Reactive Protein in Predicting Readmission and Anastomotic Leak After Colorectal Resection
Pantel HJ, Jasak LJ, Ricciardi R, Marcello PW, Roberts PL, Schoetz DJ, Read TE. Should They Stay or Should They Go? The Utility of C-Reactive Protein in Predicting Readmission and Anastomotic Leak After Colorectal Resection. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2019, 62: 241-247. PMID: 30640836, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinPostoperative day 3Colorectal resectionAnastomotic leakNegative predictive valuePredictive valueDay 3Cutoff valueMean C-reactive proteinDiagnostic accuracyElective colorectal resectionSingle-institution databaseDay of surgeryLower likelihoodHealth care systemConsecutive patientsHospital readmissionPrimary outcomeRetrospective reviewSingle centerIntestinal stomaReadmissionRetrospective designResectionPatients