2021
Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018
Clark KA, Chouairi F, Kay B, Reinhardt SW, Miller PE, Fuery M, Mullan CW, Guha A, Ahmad T, Desai NR. Trends in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement in the United States, 2008-2018. American Heart Journal 2021, 243: 87-91. PMID: 34571040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients
Mullan CW, Mori M, Pichert MD, Bin Mahmood SU, Yousef S, Geirsson A. United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2248-2253. PMID: 33448476, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve repair/replacementAortic valve replacementCardiac surgery patientsHospital mortalityLength of staySurgery patientsCardiac surgeryAdult cardiac surgery patientsAdult cardiac surgery proceduresUnited States national trendsValve repair/replacementICD-9 procedure codesCoronary artery bypassCardiac surgery proceduresType of surgeryNational Inpatient SampleICD-9 codesNational trendsCross-sectional analysisCABG/Comorbidity trendsArtery bypassPatient ageValve replacementComorbidity profiles
2019
Pediatric thymectomy: a study of national trends in demographics, short-term outcomes, and cost
Catalano MA, Mullan CW, Rich BS, Glick RD. Pediatric thymectomy: a study of national trends in demographics, short-term outcomes, and cost. Pediatric Surgery International 2019, 35: 749-757. PMID: 31119357, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04486-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesMyasthenia gravisRetrospective cross-sectional analysisOverall morbidity rateShorter hospital staySingle-institution cohortHospital discharge recordsLength of stayCross-sectional analysisMethodsThe KidsHospital deathHospital stayRespiratory complicationsPatient characteristicsCommon indicationLow morbidityPediatric patientsPediatric populationThymic neoplasmsHispanic raceInpatient DatabaseMorbidity rateMore complicationsSurgical approachRisk factors