2024
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Prehabilitation (PrePFPT) for the prevention of low anterior resection syndrome
Coppersmith N, Schultz K, Esposito A, Reinhart K, Ray E, Leeds I, Pantel H, Reddy V, Longo W, Mongiu A. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Prehabilitation (PrePFPT) for the prevention of low anterior resection syndrome. Surgical Oncology Insight 2024, 1: 100097. DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2024.100097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow anterior resection syndromeAnterior resection syndromePelvic floor physical therapyQuality of life outcomesSymptoms of low anterior resection syndromeImprove patient qualityPhysical therapyRectal cancerPrehabilitationDevelopment of low anterior resection syndromeStudy designTreatment of low anterior resection syndromeTreatment of rectal cancerIncidence of low anterior resection syndromeLife outcomesEvaluated pre-Patients' qualityRectal cancer patientsCancer patientsDevelopment of symptomsNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefecatory dysfunctionImproved recoveryInternational trialsSyndrome
2019
Psychosocial Risks are Independently Associated with Cancer Surgery Outcomes in Medically Comorbid Patients
Leeds IL, Meyers PM, Enumah ZO, He J, Burkhart RA, Haut ER, Efron JE, Johnston FM. Psychosocial Risks are Independently Associated with Cancer Surgery Outcomes in Medically Comorbid Patients. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 26: 936-944. PMID: 30617868, PMCID: PMC8710142, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-07136-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factorsPsychosocial risksSurgical outcomesPrimary tumorShort-term surgical outcomesMultiple psychosocial risk factorsCancer surgery patientsColorectal primary tumorsProspective observational studyCancer surgery outcomesMultiple psychosocial risksThreefold oddsChart reviewComplication ratePostoperative courseSurgery patientsComorbid patientsMedian ageCancer surgeryMultivariable analysisPreoperative assessmentCancer patientsSurgery outcomesObservational study
2017
The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction
Leeds IL, Canner JK, Efron JE, Ahuja N, Haut ER, Wick EC, Johnston FM. The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 220: 402-409.e6. PMID: 28923559, PMCID: PMC5712450, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer patientsDiagnosis of cancerBenign diseaseCancer populationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSurgical risk modelsSurgical risk predictionObstructive pulmonary diseaseWorse surgical outcomesMalignant gastrointestinal diseasesOdds of deathHigh complication rateMultivariable logistic regressionParticipant Use FileRisk of deathPrimary procedure codeHigh mortality rateComplication rateSurgical complicationsIndependent predictorsMultiple complicationsPulmonary diseaseElective surgeryNoncancer patients