2017
Hospital Centralization Impacts High-Risk Lung and Bladder Cancer Surgical Patients
Lieberman-Cribbin W, Galsky M, Casey M, Liu B, Oh W, Flores R, Taioli E. Hospital Centralization Impacts High-Risk Lung and Bladder Cancer Surgical Patients. Cancer Investigation 2017, 35: 652-661. PMID: 29243986, DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2017.1406495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-volume hospitalsVolume hospitalsBladder cancer mortalityNew York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System databasePatient riskHigh surgical risk patientsHigh-volume hospitalsEstimate patients' riskLonger length of stayCancer surgical patientsStatewide Planning and Research Cooperative System databaseSurgical risk patientsCancer mortalityLength of stayRisk patientsSurgical patientsSystem databaseHospitalHospital CentralLonger lengthBladderPatientsLungRisk
2014
Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States
Singh V, Patel NJ, Badheka AO, Arora S, Patel N, Macon C, Savani GT, Manvar S, Patel J, Thakkar B, Panchal V, Solanki S, Patel N, Chothani A, Panaich SS, Ram V, Kliger CA, Schreiber T, Neill W, Cohen MG, Alfonso CE, Grines CL, Mangi A, Pfau S, Forrest JK, Cleman M, Makkar R. Comparison of Outcomes of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Plus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty Alone During the Same Hospitalization in the United States. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 115: 480-486. PMID: 25543235, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionLength of stayCost of hospitalizationSame hospitalizationPCI groupHospital mortalityComplication rateConcomitant percutaneous coronary interventionHigh surgical risk patientsPercutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplastySimilar LOSAortic balloon valvuloplastySurgical risk patientsBalloon aortic valvuloplastyHospital mortality rateHigher hospitalization costsInvasive endovascular therapiesComparison of outcomesAortic valvuloplastyBalloon valvuloplastyWeekend admissionCoronary interventionOnly patientsRisk patientsSecondary outcomes
2013
Carotid Revascularization: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
AL‐DAMLUJI M, NAGPAL S, STILP E, REMETZ M, MENA C. Carotid Revascularization: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2013, 26: 399-410. PMID: 23844747, DOI: 10.1111/joic.12037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingProspective clinical trialsHigh surgical risk patientsSurgical risk patientsEmbolic protection devicesCarotid endarterectomyClinical trialsRisk patientsMyocardial infarctionIncidence rateSafety of CASEffective stroke prevention strategiesHigh surgical risk candidatesLong-term outcome ratesObjective performance criteriaTrials (RCTs) comparing outcomesHigh surgical riskStroke prevention strategiesEvidence-based reviewPatient selection strategiesLong-term effectivenessArtery stentingPeriprocedural safetySurgical riskComparing outcomes
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