2020
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease
Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Jean RA, Wills-Johnson N, Azar SA, Oliveira K, Ahuja V. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 220: 1219-1224. PMID: 32669203, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign thyroid diseaseThyroid diseaseRLN injuryNeck hematomaPostoperative complicationsWhite patientsSurgical outcomesRacial disparitiesRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryLaryngeal nerve injurySignificant postoperative complicationsMalignant thyroid diseaseSignificant hypocalcemiaNerve injuryPostoperative outcomesPatient factorsSurgical treatmentBlack patientsAsian patientsBenign diseaseThyroid surgeryHigh incidenceGreater oddsPatientsMultivariate analysis
2014
Changing Demographics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Performed in the United States: Hospitalizations from 1998 to 2010
Tucker JJ, Grim R, Bell T, Martin J, Ahuja V. Changing Demographics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Performed in the United States: Hospitalizations from 1998 to 2010. The American Surgeon 2014, 80: 652-658. PMID: 24987895, DOI: 10.1177/000313481408000718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic cholecystectomyDisease burdenUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseLarge hospital bed sizeAge groupsNationwide Inpatient Sample databasePrevalence of obesityYoung patient populationYears of ageHospital bed sizePeople ages 15Patients 15Younger patientsObese populationMedian lengthPatient populationHospital costsCommunity hospitalObese youthMedian costClinical experienceEconomic burdenObesityAge 15Sample database
2013
Use, Cost, Complications, and Mortality of Robotic versus Nonrobotic General Surgery Procedures Based on a Nationwide Database
Salman M, Bell T, Martin J, Bhuva K, Grim R, Ahuja V. Use, Cost, Complications, and Mortality of Robotic versus Nonrobotic General Surgery Procedures Based on a Nationwide Database. The American Surgeon 2013, 79: 553-560. PMID: 23711262, DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysis of adhesionsLength of stayNonrobotic surgeryGeneral surgeryRobotic casesRobotic surgeryOpen surgeryUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample dataNationwide Inpatient Sample dataGeneral surgery proceduresRobotic general surgeryHospital bed sizeLower mortality rateCurrent Procedural TerminologyRobotic-assisted proceduresCharlson scoreHigher complicationsNationwide databaseProcedure typeRobotic cholecystectomyHospital regionHealthcare costsSurgeryMortality rateSurgery procedures
2012
Predicting Risk of Death in General Surgery Patients on the Basis of Preoperative Variables Using American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data
Vaid S, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja V. Predicting Risk of Death in General Surgery Patients on the Basis of Preoperative Variables Using American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data. The Permanente Journal 2012, 16: 10-17. PMID: 23251111, PMCID: PMC3523928, DOI: 10.7812/tpp/12-019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPractice Guidelines as TopicPreoperative PeriodReproducibility of ResultsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSocieties, MedicalTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsPreoperative variablesMortality predictorsAmerican CollegeACS NSQIP Participant Use Data FilesNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataNSQIP Participant Use Data FilesParticipant Use Data FileQuality Improvement Program dataQuality Improvement Program databaseLogistic regressionGeneral surgery patientsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPoor functional statusImprovement Program databaseRisk of deathProcedural Terminology codesLaparoscopic colorectalOperative survivalSurgery patientsSteroid usePancreas surgeryDead patients