2023
More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery
Leeds I, Moore M, Schultz K, Canner J, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E. More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery. Surgery Open Science 2023, 16: 148-154. PMID: 38026825, PMCID: PMC10656212, DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal surgeryElective surgeryMedian total inpatient costsAdditional major proceduresElective colorectal surgeryPreoperative clinical predictorsCongestive heart failureGreater healthcare utilizationMultivariable Poisson regressionNational Inpatient SampleTotal inpatient costsElective colectomyCost-conscious careAdult patientsUneventful recoveryClinical predictorsHeart failureHealthcare utilizationInpatient costsSecondary proceduresInpatient SampleHealthcare costsMedian increaseSurgeryPatientsDirect stick embolization of a rectal venous malformation via transanal minimally invasive surgery
Bitar R, Ayoade O, Yekula A, Reddy V, Pantel H, Nassiri N. Direct stick embolization of a rectal venous malformation via transanal minimally invasive surgery. Journal Of Vascular Surgery Cases And Innovative Techniques 2023, 9: 101124. PMID: 37427040, PMCID: PMC10323409, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRectal venous malformationsVenous malformationsInvasive surgeryElevated D-dimer levelsD-dimer levelsRare clinical entityLocalized intravascular coagulopathyComputed tomography urographyMagnetic resonance imagingPostembolization syndromeIntravascular coagulopathyPostoperative recoveryRectal massInterventional managementClinical entityTomography urographyVascular anomaliesRare caseResonance imagingSurgeryTAMISTargeted strategiesComplicationsEmbolizationMalformations
2017
Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Reddy V, Longo W. Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis. Difficult Decisions In Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 2017, 275-281. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40223-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisFulminant colitisSurgical therapySurgical interventionSevere Clostridium difficile colitisMultisystem organ failureTiming of surgeryCourse of diseaseMajority of casesRefractory colitisUnnecessary colectomyAntibiotic therapyMedical therapyOrgan failureFatal outcomeHigh morbidityPoor outcomeMild diarrheaNosocomial diarrheaColitisTherapyDiarrheaSurgeryIntervention
2015
Reoperative surgery for the failed low pelvic anastomosis
Reddy V, Einarsdottir H. Reoperative surgery for the failed low pelvic anastomosis. Seminars In Colon And Rectal Surgery 2015, 26: 194-199. DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow pelvic anastomosisWorse oncologic outcomesGood functional outcomeRectal cancer surgeryQuality of lifeReoperative surgeryColoanal anastomosisRedo surgeryLate complicationsOncologic outcomesSinus tractSerious complicationsCancer surgeryChronic sepsisHigh morbidityPelvic anastomosisFunctional outcomeSurgical challengeAnastomosisSurgeryComplicationsOutcomesOnly optionTechnical difficultiesSepsis