2021
Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease
Wolf JH, Hassab T, D'Adamo CR, Svoboda S, Demos J, Ahuja V, Katlic M. Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease. Surgery 2021, 170: 1061-1065. PMID: 34059345, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplified Frailty IndexNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramFrailty indexCrohn's diseaseBowel resectionPostoperative morbiditySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelingStrongest predictorQuality Improvement ProgramAggregate morbidityNSQIP definitionsPreoperative frailtyImmunosuppressive therapyPostoperative outcomesSurgical candidacyChronic natureMorbidityFunctional assessmentFrailtyResectionDiseaseOlder individualsPotential predictorsPatients
2017
The Changing Epidemiology of Diverticulitis in the United States
Teetor T, Palachick B, Grim R, Bell T, Martin J, Blumberg D, Khan K, Ahuja V. The Changing Epidemiology of Diverticulitis in the United States. The American Surgeon 2017, 83: 134-136. PMID: 28424119, DOI: 10.1177/000313481708300411.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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