2021
The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York
Amabile A, Mori M, Brooks C, Weininger G, Shang M, Fereydooni S, Komlo CM, Mullan CW, Hameed I, Geirsson A. The impact of trainees' working hour regulations on outcome in CABG and valve surgery in the State of New York. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 4582-4590. PMID: 34617327, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRisk-adjusted mortality ratesDuty hour regulationsTeaching hospitalBetter short-term outcomesWorse short-term outcomesCoronary artery bypassDuty hour policiesOverall surgical volumeArtery bypassCABG surgeryValve surgeryCABG proceduresCardiac surgeryValve proceduresSurgical volumeFirst-year residentsHospital typeMortality rateSurgeryCABGCall dutiesReporting System dataGraduate Medical EducationOutcomes
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