2012
Patient Readmission and Mortality after Colorectal Surgery for Colon Cancer: Impact of Length of Stay Relative to Other Clinical Factors
Schneider E, Hyder O, Brooke B, Efron J, Cameron J, Edil B, Schulick R, Choti M, Wolfgang C, Pawlik T. Patient Readmission and Mortality after Colorectal Surgery for Colon Cancer: Impact of Length of Stay Relative to Other Clinical Factors. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2012, 214: 390-398. PMID: 22289517, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesColectomyColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityFemaleHospital MortalityHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMedicarePatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsColorectal surgeryReadmission ratesColon cancerEnd Results-Medicare datasetMultiple preoperative comorbiditiesLow anterior resectionPrimary surgical treatmentRisk of readmissionPrimary colorectal cancerNumber of patientsLogistic regression modelsHospital performance measuresPreoperative comorbiditiesAnterior resectionHospital morbidityNationwide cohortPostoperative complicationsAbdominoperineal resectionMean LOSPatient ageTotal colectomyClinical factorsMore patientsSurgical treatmentColorectal cancer
2011
Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules
Roy R, Kouniavsky G, Schneider E, Allendorf JD, Chabot JA, Logerfo P, Dackiw AP, Colombani P, Zeiger MA, Lee JA. Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules. Surgery 2011, 150: 1228-1233. PMID: 22136845, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroid nodulesPositive predictive valuePalpable lymphadenopathyThyroid nodulesThyroid cancerFamily historyPredictive valueAspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroidectomyFinal pathologyClinical factorsClinicopathologic factorsRetrospective reviewTertiary hospitalPredictive factorsHypoechoic lesionsBiopsy specimensHypoechoic nodulesIndeterminate lesionsMalignancyFNAB resultsLymphadenopathyGreater riskCancer