2024
Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer
Maduka R, Canavan M, Walters S, Ermer T, Zhan P, Kaminski M, Li A, Pichert M, Salazar M, Prsic E, Boffa D. Association of patient socioeconomic status with outcomes after palliative treatment for disseminated cancer. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e7028. PMID: 38711364, PMCID: PMC11074703, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.7028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal quality of careQuality of carePatient socioeconomic statusAssociated with improved qualityAssociated with improved quality of lifeEnd-of-lifeUS cancer populationPalliative treatmentQuality of lifeCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate logistic regressionInformed decision makingProportional hazards modelFacility characteristicsNon-HispanicAssociated with lower ratesInsurance payer statusImproving informed decision makingCancer populationSocioeconomic statusHispanic ethnicityTreatment usePayer statusBlack raceLogistic regression
2022
Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer
Pichert MD, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Ermer T, Zhan PL, Kaminski M, Udelsman BV, Blasberg JD, Mase VJ, Dhanasopon AP, Boffa DJ. Revisiting Indications for Brain Imaging During the Clinical Staging Evaluation of Lung Cancer. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2022, 3: 100318. PMID: 35540711, PMCID: PMC9079298, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of brainBrain metastasesSummary stageBrain imagingN classificationIsolated brain metastasesNode-negative NSCLCRoutine brain imagingStage II NSCLCStage IV NSCLCClinical stage INational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage NSCLCStage IAStage IIIAStage NSCLCStaging evaluationClinical stageLung cancerCancer DatabaseN stageNSCLCPatientsStage IMetastasis
2021
Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI)
Pichert MD, Smolderen KG, Castro-Dominguez Y, Jelani QU, Nagpal S, Provance JB, Huang J, Malik AO, Secemsky EA, Derbas LA, Mena-Hurtado CI. Trends in drug-coated device use for peripheral artery disease: Insights from the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI). Vascular Medicine 2021, 27: 73-74. PMID: 34610776, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x211043567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvival of Patients With Mild Secondary Mitral Regurgitation With and Without Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation
Mori M, Weininger G, Agarwal R, Shang M, Amabile A, Kahler-Quesada A, Yousef S, Pichert M, Vallabhajosyula P, Zhang Y, Sugeng L, Geirsson A. Survival of Patients With Mild Secondary Mitral Regurgitation With and Without Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 37: 1513-1521. PMID: 34119634, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild secondary mitral regurgitationLeft ventricular ejection fractionSecondary mitral regurgitationMild tricuspid regurgitationNormal left ventricular ejection fractionTricuspid regurgitationHazard of deathGroup 1Valvular abnormalitiesMitral regurgitationGroup 2Mean age 61 yearsGroup 4Cox proportional hazards modelGroup 1 patientsGroup 2 patientsGroup 3 patientsGroup 4 patientsAge 61 yearsRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsSubgroup of patientsProportional hazards modelCohort studyHealth care networkCommentary: Propelling best-practice medicine into the 21st century
Pichert M, Geirsson A. Commentary: Propelling best-practice medicine into the 21st century. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2021, 165: 1272. PMID: 33972111, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgery for aortic dissection: An international case for universal coverage?
Pichert M, Geirsson A, Assi R. Surgery for aortic dissection: An international case for universal coverage? Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 2044-2044. PMID: 33682946, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15455.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPhysician-modified Endograft for the Urgent Treatment of High-risk Chronic Dissecting Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms
Pichert M, Assi R. Physician-modified Endograft for the Urgent Treatment of High-risk Chronic Dissecting Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 112: 1208-1209. PMID: 33600788, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.12.074.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersWhat's so special about a specialist?
Pichert M, Geirsson A. What's so special about a specialist? Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 959-960. PMID: 33415728, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15296.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men and women: A pilot study.
Pichert MD, Plankey MW, Springer G, Cox C, Hoffman HJ, Cohen HS. Vestibular and oculomotor abnormalities among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men and women: A pilot study. Journal Of Vestibular Research : Equilibrium & Orientation 2020 PMID: 32741798, DOI: 10.3233/VES-200707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnited 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 profilesModern Treatment Trends and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism With and Without Hemodynamic Significance
Mullan CW, Newman J, Geib M, Pichert MD, Saffarzadeh A, Hartman A, Lima B. Modern Treatment Trends and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism With and Without Hemodynamic Significance. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 1534-1540. PMID: 32224241, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-directed therapyPulmonary embolismSaddle embolismHospital deathSurgical embolectomySystemic thrombolyticsMembrane oxygenationSaddle pulmonary embolismExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationNational Inpatient SampleNational trendsSystemic thrombolysisPulmonary embolectomyRevision codesInpatient SampleHemodynamic significanceEmbolectomyTreatment trendsEmbolismInternational ClassificationLogistic regressionPopulation-level outcomesTherapyDeathThrombolytics
2019
Elevated risk of death persists beyond 30 days after mitral valve surgery
Mori M, Yousef S, Pichert M, Vinholo TF, Geirsson A. Elevated risk of death persists beyond 30 days after mitral valve surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: e171-e173. PMID: 31420133, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of blood transfusions on transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes
Mullan CW, Pichert MD, Geirsson A. Effects of blood transfusions on transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 158: e181. PMID: 31324423, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.05.070.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSternotomy for aortic dissection with substernal pull through: The importance of surgical history
Pichert M, Mori M, Boffa DJ, Mangi AA. Sternotomy for aortic dissection with substernal pull through: The importance of surgical history. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2019, 159: e325-e326. PMID: 31350021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Impact of early reoperation on graft survival after liver transplantation: Univariate and multivariate analysis.
Elsabbagh AM, Girlanda R, Hawksworth J, Pichert MD, Williams C, Pozzi A, Kroemer A, Nookala A, Smith C, Matsumoto CS, Fishbein TM. Impact of early reoperation on graft survival after liver transplantation: Univariate and multivariate analysis. Clinical Transplantation 2018, 32: e13228. PMID: 29478256, PMCID: PMC6433119, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13228.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Remodeling Characteristics and Collagen Distribution in Biological Scaffold Materials Explanted From Human Subjects After Abdominal Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Cavallo JA, Roma AA, Jasielec MS, Ousley J, Creamer J, Pichert MD, Baalman S, Frisella MM, Matthews BD, Deeken CR. Remodeling Characteristics and Collagen Distribution in Biological Scaffold Materials Explanted From Human Subjects After Abdominal Soft Tissue Reconstruction. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 261: 405-415. PMID: 24374547, PMCID: PMC4072753, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal WallAcellular DermisAdultAgedBiocompatible MaterialsBiomarkersBiopsyCollagen Type ICollagen Type IIIDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHerniorrhaphyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient Outcome AssessmentRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurgical MeshTissue ScaffoldsWound Healing
2014
Remodeling characteristics and collagen distribution in synthetic mesh materials explanted from human subjects after abdominal wall reconstruction: an analysis of remodeling characteristics by patient risk factors and surgical site classifications
Cavallo JA, Roma AA, Jasielec MS, Ousley J, Creamer J, Pichert MD, Baalman S, Frisella MM, Matthews BD, Deeken CR. Remodeling characteristics and collagen distribution in synthetic mesh materials explanted from human subjects after abdominal wall reconstruction: an analysis of remodeling characteristics by patient risk factors and surgical site classifications. Surgical Endoscopy 2014, 28: 1852-1865. PMID: 24442681, PMCID: PMC4035433, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-013-3405-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Differentiation of biologic scaffold materials through physicomechanical, thermal, and enzymatic degradation techniques.
Deeken CR, Eliason BJ, Pichert MD, Grant SA, Frisella MM, Matthews BD. Differentiation of biologic scaffold materials through physicomechanical, thermal, and enzymatic degradation techniques. Annals Of Surgery 2012, 255: 595-604. PMID: 22314328, DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182445341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research