2015
Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality After Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the ACS NSQIP Database
Augustin T, Schneider E, Alaedeen D, Kroh M, Aminian A, Reznick D, Walsh M, Brethauer S. Emergent Surgery Does Not Independently Predict 30-Day Mortality After Paraesophageal Hernia Repair: Results from the ACS NSQIP Database. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2015, 19: 2097-2104. PMID: 26467561, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2968-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureNationwide Inpatient SampleParaesophageal hernia repairEmergent surgeryEmergent patientsPEH repairHernia repairSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatient-level risk factorsAdjusted mortality riskElective surgery groupModified Frailty IndexACS-NSQIP databaseHigher American SocietyHigher frailty scoresObstructive pulmonary diseaseElective surgical interventionSeverity of diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramEmergent indicationsPreoperative sepsisBMI 25Comorbid illnesses
2013
Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Arnaoutakis G, Schneider E, Arnaoutakis D, Black J, Lum Y, Perler B, Freischlag J, Abularrage C. Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 45-51. PMID: 23896176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualEmergenciesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac ArteryLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIliac artery exposureNonruptured thoracic aortic aneurysmsAortic aneurysm repairThoracic aortic aneurysmAneurysm repairArtery exposureUnadjusted mortalityMultivariable analysisAortic aneurysmFemale genderSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairQuality Improvement Program databaseAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databasePrimary outcome measureEndovascular aneurysm repairHigh mortality rateHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsTransfusion rateIliac Artery Exposure Independently Predicts Mortality in Female Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR): An Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP Database
Arnaoutakis G, Black J, Schneider E, Lum Y, Malas M, Perler B, Freischlag J, Abularrage C. Iliac Artery Exposure Independently Predicts Mortality in Female Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (TEVAR): An Analysis of the ACS-NSQIP Database. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 57: 296. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research