2022
Clinical and virologic factors associated with outcomes of COVID‐19 before and after vaccination among Veterans: Retrospective analysis from six New England states
Lee M, Cosentino D, Kyriakides TC, Cavallaro T, Stack G, Gupta S. Clinical and virologic factors associated with outcomes of COVID‐19 before and after vaccination among Veterans: Retrospective analysis from six New England states. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2022, 17: 534-538. PMID: 35661577, PMCID: PMC9348310, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2VaccinationVeteransConceptsCOVID-19Intensive care unit admissionVeterans Administration Healthcare SystemCare unit admissionNonpsychiatric hospitalizationsVirologic factorsFull vaccinationUnit admissionICU careClinical outcomesPoor outcomeMean ageRetrospective analysisD614G mutationHealthcare systemVeteransNew England statesHospitalizationOlder cohortOutcomesViral epidemiologyVaccinationDemographic factorsG mutationAge
2008
Early Postoperative Hemorrhage After Open and Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Bakhos C, Alkhoury F, Kyriakides T, Reinhold R, Nadzam G. Early Postoperative Hemorrhage After Open and Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2008, 19: 153-157. PMID: 18629595, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9580-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow molecular weight heparinPostoperative hemorrhageGastric bypassHospital staySurgical reexplorationLaparoscopic Roux-EnPostoperative blood transfusionResultsThirty-three patientsLonger hospital stayY Gastric BypassIncidence of hemorrhageMolecular weight heparinTechnical risk factorsLaparoscopic groupPreoperative administrationBleeding groupOpen RouxPostoperative administrationRoux-enEarly hemorrhageInfrequent complicationAverage BMIBlood transfusionLaparoscopic approachClinical presentation
2006
Vital Capacity as a Predictor of Outcome in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures
Bakhos C, O’Connor J, Kyriakides T, Abou-Nukta F, Bonadies J. Vital Capacity as a Predictor of Outcome in Elderly Patients with Rib Fractures. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 61: 131-134. PMID: 16832260, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000223463.88422.6a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRib fracturesPulmonary complicationsElderly patientsVital capacityIntensive care unit lengthBlunt chest trauma patientsEmergency department evaluationChest trauma patientsFurther prospective studiesExtended care facilitiesPredictors of outcomeVital capacity measurementsHospital lengthICU LOSDischarge dispositionDepartment evaluationMean ISSTrauma patientsProspective studyRetrospective studyMean ageStudy criteriaMean VCSingle deathCare facilities