2020
Use of the six core surgical indicators from the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in Colombia: a situational analysis
Hanna J, Herrera-Almario G, Pinilla-Roncancio M, Tulloch D, Valencia S, Sabatino M, Hamilton C, Rehman S, Mendoza A, Bernal L, Salas M, Navarro M, Nemoyer R, Scott M, Pardo-Bayona M, Rubiano A, Ramirez M, Londoño D, Dario-Gonzalez I, Gracias V, Peck G. Use of the six core surgical indicators from the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in Colombia: a situational analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: e699-e710. PMID: 32353317, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30090-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal operative volumeSurgical indicatorsPostoperative mortalitySurgical careLancet CommissionSocioeconomic statusOperative volumeProvider densityRecent national health surveySystem preparednessIndirect health care costsCatastrophic expenditureGeographical accessNational Health SurveyGlobal surgeryHealth care providersPocket paymentsEssential surgical careHealth care costsLow socioeconomic statusHealth care inequitiesProportion of peopleNational health information systemAnnual household incomePostoperative deaths
2019
Persistence of risk of death after hospital discharge to locations other than home after cardiac surgery
Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Zhuo H, Yousef S, Green J, Mangi AA, Zhang Y, Geirsson A. Persistence of risk of death after hospital discharge to locations other than home after cardiac surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: 528-535.e1. PMID: 31272748, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryRisk of deathHospital dischargePostoperative phaseElevated riskHigh-risk phaseRetrospective cohort studyTertiary care centerPredictors of dischargeVulnerable patient populationLogistic regression modelsPersistence of riskLate deathsLate mortalityPostoperative deathsCohort studyNonhome dischargePostoperative variablesIndependent predictorsPatient populationC-statisticDischarge cohortCare centerOutcome measuresMortality rate
2018
Trends in Outcomes After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Gani F, Conca-Cheng AM, Nettles B, Ahuja N, Johnston FM. Trends in Outcomes After Cytoreductive Surgery with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 234: 240-248. PMID: 30527480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.09.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaChemotherapy, Cancer, Regional PerfusionCombined Modality TherapyCytoreduction Surgical ProceduresDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansHyperthermia, InducedLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPatient SelectionPeritoneal NeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCRS/HIPECHyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapyMedian operative timeLength of stayPostoperative morbidityCytoreductive surgeryOperative timeIntraperitoneal chemotherapySelect patientsClinical outcomesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseCommon primary tumor siteQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisLow preoperative hematocritImprovement Program databasePreoperative serum albuminCareful patient selectionPrimary tumor siteLogistic regression analysisPostoperative complicationsPostoperative deathsPreoperative hematocritPeritoneal carcinomatosis
2012
Synchronous Resection of Primary and Liver Metastases for Neuroendocrine Tumors
Gaujoux S, Gonen M, Tang L, Klimstra D, Brennan M, D’Angelica M, DeMatteo R, Allen P, Jarnagin W, Fong Y. Synchronous Resection of Primary and Liver Metastases for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 4270-4277. PMID: 22752376, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2462-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine tumorsLiver metastasesSynchronous resectionSimultaneous resection of liver metastasesResection of liver metastasesRecurrent neuroendocrine tumorLiver-directed therapiesMetastatic neuroendocrine tumorsLiver metastasis resectionPrimary neuroendocrine tumorsMedian Follow-UpSymptom-free survivalLong-term outcomesMedian sizePrimary/recurrent tumorMetastasis resectionSimultaneous resectionLocal recurrenceTumor characteristicsOverall survivalArtery embolizationPancreatic resectionPercutaneous ablationBilobar distributionPostoperative deathsThe impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States
Schneider E, Black J, Hambridge H, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 172-177. PMID: 22459294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeCarotid endarterectomyBlack patientsHispanic ethnicityRisk factorsMultivariable analysisUnivariate analysisGreater riskOutcomes of CEANationwide Inpatient SampleDiseases-9 codesInfluence of raceAfrican American raceCarotid artery stenosisHigh-risk statusPostoperative deathsCarotid angioplastyPrimary outcomeSymptomatic statusWhite patientsArtery stenosisCarotid interventionHospital characteristicsInpatient Sample
2003
Radial artery use is safe in patients with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction
Fazel S, Mallidi H, Pelletier M, Sever J, Christakis G, Goldman B, Fremes S. Radial artery use is safe in patients with moderate to severe left ventricular dysfunction. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2003, 75: 1414-1421. PMID: 12735555, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04992-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate to severe left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionSevere left ventricular dysfunctionRadial artery graftVentricular dysfunctionRadial artery useMyocardial infarctionAortocoronary bypassArterial graftsRate of deathPostoperative deathsArtery useLVD patientsRadial graftCohort analysisPredictive of deathMyocardial infarction rateLogistic regression analysisVasopressor supportIschemic complicationsGraft spasmLogistic regression modelsPatient subgroupsInfarction rateUnmatched groupOutcome After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Cancer: An Analysis from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program
Billingsley K, Hur K, Henderson W, Daley J, Khuri S, Bell R. Outcome After Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Periampullary Cancer: An Analysis from the Veterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2003, 7: 484-491. PMID: 12763405, DOI: 10.1016/s1091-255x(03)00067-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramVeterans Affairs Healthcare SystemQuality Improvement ProgramPeriampullary cancerAdverse outcomesRisk factorsVeterans Affairs National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramVA National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramPre-defined complicationsPostoperative mortality ratePreoperative risk factorsPreoperative serum albuminMain outcome measuresRisk-adjusted comparisonsDifferent health care systemsVA Medical CenterLogistic regression analysisHealth care systemPancreaticoduodenectomy outcomesPostoperative mortalityAnesthesiologists classificationPostoperative deathsSeptic complicationsIntraoperative variables
2001
Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention
Goldstein L, Davies R, Rizzo J, Davila J, Cooperberg M, Shaw R, Kopf G, Elefteriades J. Stroke in surgery of the thoracic aorta: Incidence, impact, etiology, and prevention. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2001, 122: 935-945. PMID: 11689799, DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.117276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestHypothermic circulatory arrestThoracic aortaCirculatory arrestEmergency operationAge-adjusted survivalAntegrade cerebral perfusionThoracic aortic operationsPrevention of strokeIntensive care unitPostoperative stayAortic atheromaAortic manipulationAortic operationsPostoperative deathsCardiopulmonary bypassCerebral perfusionFemoral perfusionNeurologic consultationCare unitElective operationsHeart bypassThorough debridementOperative reportsLeft heart
1999
Management of descending aortic dissection
Elefteriades J, Lovoulos C, Coady M, Tellides G, Kopf G, Rizzo J. Management of descending aortic dissection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1999, 67: 2002-2005. PMID: 10391358, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00428-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic diseaseAortic replacementAortic dissectionAortic diseaseVascular occlusionCategory of patientsEarly hospital courseTime of dissectionParaplegia rateAcute dissectionHospital coursePostoperative deathsAcute expansionPatient demographicsConsecutive patientsMultiple complicationsBenign courseMedical managementSpecific complicationsSurgical interventionClinical recordsAortic aneurysmComplicated dissectionFenestration procedureTherapy varies
1998
Surgical treatment of 32 patients with peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Harrison L, Fong Y, Klimstra D, Zee S, Blumgart L. Surgical treatment of 32 patients with peripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. British Journal Of Surgery 1998, 85: 1068-1070. PMID: 9717998, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00796.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterPeripheral intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaActuarial 5-year survivalEvidence of hepatic cirrhosisPredictors of worse survivalAssociated with long-term survivalCancer CenterMedian follow-up timeHepatic primary tumorsComplete surgical resectionBile duct involvementSerum marker levelsPrimary liver neoplasmNon-cirrhotic liverLong-term survivalMedian survivalRare tumorSurgical resectionCEA levelsExtended lobectomyHepatic resectionPrimary tumorAbdominal painPostoperative deathsInfluence of age and hospital volume on the results of carotid endarterectomy: A statewide analysis of 9918 cases
Perler B, Dardik A, Burleyson G, Gordon T, Williams G. Influence of age and hospital volume on the results of carotid endarterectomy: A statewide analysis of 9918 cases. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1998, 27: 25-33. PMID: 9474079, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(98)70288-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective carotid endarterectomyHigh-volume hospitalsCarotid endarterectomyHospital volumeMaryland Health Services Cost Review Commission databaseGreater medical complexityModerate-volume hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsNeurologic complication rateAcute care hospitalsMajority of hospitalsInfluence of ageNeurologic complicationsPostoperative deathsCare hospitalComplication ratePatient ageHospital chargesSafe procedurePrimary procedureMedical complexityMortality rateHospitalPatientsMean length
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