2020
Stakeholder Engagement Significantly Decreased Colorectal Surgical Site Infections
Salous AK, D'Adamo CR, Rubin J, Zweigle J, Cantos EA, Lopez-Perez M, Lannom M, Dodenhoff SM, Coleman J, Ahuja V. Stakeholder Engagement Significantly Decreased Colorectal Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections 2020, 22: 305-309. PMID: 32697676, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2019.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal SurgeryDigestive System Surgical ProceduresHumansStakeholder ParticipationSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsColorectal surgical site infectionsSurgical site infectionSite infectionMultivariable logistic regression modelingColorectal surgical proceduresCare delivery modelsRegression modelingSpectrum of careUse of endoscopyBetter clinical guidelinesLogistic regression modelingElectronic medical record systemMedical record systemPatient populationPotential confoundersClinical guidelinesCommunity hospitalProcedure typeModifiable targetsInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresCare providersEducational sessionsPatientsEngagement interventions
2016
Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection
Laurence G, Ahuja V, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja N. Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 214: 432-436. PMID: 28082009, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivisceral resectionAdvanced colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCancer patientsYear survivalNon-metastatic colorectal cancerRadiation treatmentRecto-sigmoid cancerFive-year survivalSignificant associated morbidityKaplan-Meier analysisExtensive surgical proceduresGreatest survival advantageEligible patientsAssociated morbiditySelect patientsMeier analysisStandard surgeryRadical operationSEER dataAdjacent organsSurgical proceduresSurvival advantagePatientsSurgical specialists