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 increaseSurgeryPatients
2009
Small bowel perforation during suprapubic tube exchange.
Mongiu AK, Helfand BT, Kielb SJ. Small bowel perforation during suprapubic tube exchange. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2009, 16: 4519-21. PMID: 19222896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprapubic tube placementTube placementTube exchangeRecurrent urinary tract infectionsSmall bowel perforationUrinary tract infectionCommon urological proceduresBowel perforationCatheter blockageRare complicationTract infectionsSerious complicationsAdjacent organsLower incidenceUrological proceduresComplicationsInjuryPerforationPlacementInitial placementHematuriaPatientsIleumInfectionIncidence