2024
Estimates of 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications after gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: A retrospective cohort analysis of a health system population
Carr Z, Li J, Agarkov D, Gazura M, Karamchandani K. Estimates of 30-day postoperative pulmonary complications after gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: A retrospective cohort analysis of a health system population. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0299137. PMID: 38394250, PMCID: PMC10889900, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pulmonary complicationsGastrointestinal endoscopic proceduresCongestive heart failurePropensity score matchingEndoscopic proceduresPulmonary complicationsSecondary outcomesPropensity score matching adjustmentRetrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort analysisPulmonary circulatory disordersMultivariate logistic regressionAlcohol abuse disordersUpper endoscopic proceduresHealth system populationPulmonary emboliUpper endoscopyRespiratory failureLower endoscopyElectrolyte disordersHeart failureCohort studyConscious sedationPrimary outcomeCohort analysis
2023
Predictors of Failure to Rescue After Postoperative Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 13,047 Patients Using the ACS-NSQIP Dataset
Karamchandani K, Khorsand S, Ebeling C, Yan L, Nakonezny P, Carr Z. Predictors of Failure to Rescue After Postoperative Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 13,047 Patients Using the ACS-NSQIP Dataset. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 293: 482-489. PMID: 37827025, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.09.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative respiratory failurePredictors of failureDay of surgeryRespiratory failureNoncardiac surgeryNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Project databaseMultiple logistic regression modelACS-NSQIP datasetsPreoperative prealbumin levelRetrospective cohort studyAnesthesiologists physical statusRetrospective cohort analysisLogistic regression modelsPreoperative ascitesPreoperative creatininePostoperative complicationsPrealbumin levelsCohort studyStudy cohortDisseminated cancerCohort analysisAmerican CollegePatientsPhysical statusInformation Technology-Enhanced Telehealth Consultations Reduce Preoperative Evaluation Center Visits in a Bariatric Surgery Population
Zafar J, Chan K, Ryder L, Duffy A, Dai F, Carr Z, Charchaflieh J. Information Technology-Enhanced Telehealth Consultations Reduce Preoperative Evaluation Center Visits in a Bariatric Surgery Population. Healthcare 2023, 11: 309. PMID: 36766884, PMCID: PMC9914614, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11030309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreoperative evaluation centerPreoperative evaluation processDay of surgeryQuality of careBariatric surgery patientsPerson patient visitsSecondary outcomesSurgery patientsPrimary outcomePatient visitsBariatric surgery populationRetrospective cohort analysisAppropriate patient selectionPreoperative patient evaluationAcademic health systemAdditional testingSurgery populationPreoperative evaluationPatient selectionPatient evaluationCohort analysisPreoperative processCenter visitsTelehealth consultationsPatient carePerioperative Complications in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Comparative Cohort Analysis
Carr Z, Yan L, Yanez N, Schonberger R, Bohorquez M, He Z, Li F, Hines R, Treggiari M. Perioperative Complications in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Comparative Cohort Analysis. Medical Research Archives 2023, 11: 10.18103/mra.v11i10.4606. PMID: 38037571, PMCID: PMC10688569, DOI: 10.18103/mra.v11i10.4606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor adverse cardiac eventsSystemic sclerosisLength of stayPerioperative complicationsSSc patientsComparative cohort analysisSSc cohortPerioperative outcomesControl cohortCohort analysisCormack-Lehane grade 3Limited cervical rangeAdverse cardiac eventsRare autoimmune disorderComparative cohort studySurgical site infectionBetween-group differencesQuaternary care institutionMultiple organ systemsHigh rateAirway complicationsComposite infectionHospital complicationsCardiac eventsCohort study