2023
Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery
Ahuja V, Gibson C, Machado N, King J. Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery. Surgery 2023, 175: 336-341. PMID: 38049363, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrailty indexInvasive adrenalectomySurgical indicationsBenign diseaseMalignant diseaseMost adverse outcomesStay 2 daysImpact of frailtyThirty-day mortalityLength of stayRelationship of ageAdrenalectomy patientsAdrenalectomy proceduresAdrenalectomy surgeryElective adrenalectomyPerioperative outcomesAdrenal surgeryComplication rateOlder patientsAdrenal diseaseMedian lengthSurgical outcomesAdverse outcomesEndocrine disordersEndocrine diseases
2011
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Safe but Underused in the Elderly
Tucker JJ, Yanagawa F, Grim R, Bell T, Ahuja V. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Is Safe but Underused in the Elderly. The American Surgeon 2011, 77: 1014-1020. PMID: 21944516, DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedCase-Control StudiesCholecystectomyCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicConfidence IntervalsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGallbladder DiseasesGeriatric AssessmentHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareRisk AssessmentSafety ManagementTreatment OutcomeConceptsLength of stayOpen cholecystectomyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyElderly patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseLonger LOSLogistic regressionImprovement Program databaseEarly operative interventionLow complication rateMultivariate logistic regressionNonelderly patientsOperative interventionComplication rateIndependent predictorsLC surgeryPatient groupGallbladder diseaseHigh comorbidityProgram databaseAmerican CollegeEmergent casesSafe option