2013
Early graft failure after infrainguinal arterial bypass
Soma G, Greenblatt D, Nelson M, Rajamanickam V, Havlena J, Fernandes-Taylor S, Greenberg C, Kent K. Early graft failure after infrainguinal arterial bypass. Surgery 2013, 155: 300-310. PMID: 24269142, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly graft failureInfrainguinal arterial bypassArtery bypassGraft failureAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseIncidence of graft occlusionMultivariate analysisAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramAmerican CollegeProlonged duration of stayNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramQuality Improvement Program databaseIncreased 30-day mortalityAssociated with additional complicationsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramEra of increasing useRate of reoperationCohort of patientsAssociated with younger ageArterial occlusive diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramDuration of stay
2012
Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation
Nelson M, Greenblatt D, Soma G, Rajimanickam V, Greenberg C, Kent K. Preoperative factors predict mortality after major lower-extremity amputation. Surgery 2012, 152: 685-696. PMID: 23021137, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBelow-knee amputationAssociation of preoperative factorsPreoperative factorsLimb-threatening diseaseQuality Improvement ProgramAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInformed decision-makingAbove-kneeRisk stratification toolFunctional statusAmerican CollegeDependent functional statusRate of reoperationOlder ageAmputationMultivariate modelImprovement programsRisk calculatorStratification toolPredicting mortalityMortality ratePreoperative sepsis