2025
REVISITING INHALED NITRIC OXIDE UTILIZATION IN CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA: A NATIONAL COHORT STUDY OF MAJOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Sescleifer A, Chidiac C, Hellmann Z, McDermott K, Garcia A, Rhee D, Slidell M, Solomon D, Kunisaki S. REVISITING INHALED NITRIC OXIDE UTILIZATION IN CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA: A NATIONAL COHORT STUDY OF MAJOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2025, 162423. PMID: 40562092, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital diaphragmatic herniaExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationCongenital diaphragmatic hernia neonatesMechanical ventilation durationLength of stayINO useVentilation durationEfficacy of inhaled nitric oxideCDH outcomesCongenital diaphragmatic hernia infantsPediatric Health Information System databaseEfficacy of iNOChildren's HospitalHealth Information System databaseHospital chargesHospital length of stayIn-Hospital MortalityIncreased hospital chargesLonger length of stayEvidence-based guidelinesNational cohort studyPulmonary hypertensionCannulation rateProspective trialsDiaphragmatic hernia
2024
Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes
Martin S, Heyming T, Fortier M, Kain Z. Paediatric laceration repair in the emergency department: post-discharge pain and maladaptive behavioural changes. Emergency Medicine Journal 2024, 41: emermed-2023-213858. PMID: 38724104, PMCID: PMC11262956, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeeks post-dischargePost-discharge recoveryPost-dischargePost-discharge painMaladaptive behavioral changesBehavioral changesDay 1Laceration repairAssociated with incidencePainful medical proceduresLonger length of stayLogistic regression analysisChildren's painPaediatric EDConvenience sampleED dischargeLength of stayHigher painPain managementPerioperative researchEmergency departmentChildren 2Mild levelProcedural painExtremity lacerationsImpact of anemia on outcomes and resource utilization in patients with myocardial infarction: A national database analysis
Jhand A, Abusnina W, Tak H, Ahmed A, Ismayl M, Altin S, Sherwood M, Alexander J, Rao S, Abbott J, Carson J, Goldsweig A. Impact of anemia on outcomes and resource utilization in patients with myocardial infarction: A national database analysis. International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 408: 132111. PMID: 38697401, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayNational Inpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionDiagnosis codesAnemic patientsAdverse eventsPatients admitted with MIAssociated with higher in-hospital mortalityAssociated with high mortalityAssociated with increased mortalityNational database analysisHigher In-Hospital MortalityAssociation of anemiaHigher mortalityImpact of anemiaIn-Hospital Adverse EventsPrimary diagnosis codeSecondary diagnosis codesLonger length of stayMultivariate logistic regressionIn-Hospital MortalityIn-Hospital OutcomesMI hospitalizationConcomitant anemiaBlood transfusion
2023
In‐hospital outcomes in patients with and without epilepsy diagnosed with COVID‐19—A cohort study
Ufongene C, Van Hyfte G, Agarwal P, Blank L, Goldstein J, Mathew B, Lin J, Navis A, McCarthy L, Gururangan K, Peschansky V, Kwon C, Cohen A, Chan A, Dhamoon M, Deng P, Gutzwiller E, Hao Q, He C, Nunez W, Klenofsky B, Lemus H, Marcuse L, Roberts M, Schorr E, Singh A, Tantillo G, Young J, Balchandani P, Festa J, Naasan G, Charney A, Nadkarni G, Jetté N. In‐hospital outcomes in patients with and without epilepsy diagnosed with COVID‐19—A cohort study. Epilepsia 2023, 64: 2725-2737. PMID: 37452760, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayNon-routine dischargeCharlson Comorbidity IndexIn-Hospital OutcomesHigher Charlson comorbidity indexFactors associated with higher oddsIntensive care unitInternational Classification of DiseasesOlder ageAssociated with COVID-19 mortalityRegression modelsClassification of diseasesDecreased LOSLonger length of stayLogistic regression modelsAssociated with mortalityHealth systemOrdinary least squares regression modelsCOVID-19 mortalityOlder adultsRetrospective study of patientsInternational ClassificationHigher oddsMulticenter health systemEvaluate in-hospital outcomes
2019
Metabolic Syndrome Exponentially Increases the Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Operative Diverticulitis
Jehan F, Zeeshan M, Con J, Hanna K, Tang A, Hamidi M, Latifi R, Joseph B. Metabolic Syndrome Exponentially Increases the Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Operative Diverticulitis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 245: 544-551. PMID: 31470335, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.07.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAcute diverticulitis patientsReceiver operating characteristic curveMetabolic syndromeAdverse eventsLength of stayDiverticulitis patientsAdverse outcomesGt;30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>Deep surgical-site infectionMean body mass indexReceiver operating characteristic curve analysisOdds of reintubationRisk of adverse outcomesSurgical-site infectionHospital length of stayRate of complicationsOutcome measuresCharacteristic curve analysisPredicting Adverse OutcomesArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveLevel III-prognosticPrimary outcome measureLonger length of staySecondary outcome measures
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 lengthBladderPatientsLungRiskElevated Intraoperative Serum Lactate During Craniotomy Is Associated With New Neurological Deficit and Longer Length of Stay
Brallier J, Dalal P, McCormick P, Lin H, Deiner S. Elevated Intraoperative Serum Lactate During Craniotomy Is Associated With New Neurological Deficit and Longer Length of Stay. Journal Of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology 2017, 29: 388-392. PMID: 27438799, DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedCerebrovascular CirculationCohort StudiesCraniotomyFemaleHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsLactic AcidLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNervous System DiseasesNeurosurgical ProceduresPerfusionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsAssociated with new neurological deficitsNew neurological deficitsSerum lactateNeurological deficitsAssociated with systemic complicationsElevated serum lactateSerum lactate levelsRetrospective cohort studySurgical decision-makingAssociated with hypoperfusionLonger length of stayLength of stayInadequate blood supplySystemic complicationsSystemic hypoperfusionFluid resuscitationElevated lactateProspective studyClinical impactCraniotomy casesLonger lengthGlobal hypoperfusionSurgical retractionCohort studyCraniotomy patients
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