2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach
2015
Hospital readmission and 30‐day mortality after surgery for oral cavity cancer: Analysis of 21,681 cases
Luryi AL, Chen MM, Mehra S, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Hospital readmission and 30‐day mortality after surgery for oral cavity cancer: Analysis of 21,681 cases. Head & Neck 2015, 38: e221-e226. PMID: 25537226, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity squamous cell cancerSquamous cell cancerNational Cancer Data BaseHospital readmissionHigh-risk patientsUnplanned readmission rateComorbidity indexUnplanned readmissionNeck dissectionReadmission ratesOverall mortalityCell cancerStage T3Male sexRisk factorsRetrospective analysisAge 76Mortality rateReadmissionMortalityPatientsSurgeryT3T4Years