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
Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic versus Open Colectomy in Patients with Colon Cancer: Results from a Large Nationwide Population Database
Vaid S, Tucker J, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja V. Cost Analysis of Laparoscopic versus Open Colectomy in Patients with Colon Cancer: Results from a Large Nationwide Population Database. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: 635-641. PMID: 22643256, DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic colectomyOpen colectomyColon cancerUtilization Project National Inpatient Sample databaseNational Inpatient Sample databaseElective laparoscopic colectomyNationwide population databasePredictors of costsLower mortality rateLower total chargesMann-Whitney testCharlson scoreLaparoscopic approachMean ageUnadjusted analysesUrban hospitalMortality ratePatientsColectomyHospital sizeTeaching statusCancerSample databaseReliable optionPopulation database
2011
Economics of Appendicitis: Cost Trend Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy from 1998 to 2008
McGrath B, Buckius MT, Grim R, Bell T, Ahuja V. Economics of Appendicitis: Cost Trend Analysis of Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy from 1998 to 2008. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 171: e161-e168. PMID: 21962815, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.06.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAppendicitisCost-Benefit AnalysisCosts and Cost AnalysisFemaleHospital CostsHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMalePostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceUnited StatesConceptsLength of stayOpen appendectomyLaparoscopic appendectomyLaparoscopic Versus Open AppendectomyShorter LOSNationwide Inpatient Sample dataTotal hospital chargesTreatment of appendicitisAcute appendicitisAppendicitis casesHospital chargesMore complicationsComplexity of diseaseDisease presentationOperative approachPrincipal diagnosisAppendectomyComplicationsAppendicitisDiseaseComplex diseasesCost effectivenessComplex casesCONV casesPatients