2023
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes after mastectomy in 223 000 female breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
Knoedler S, Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Friedrich S, Matar D, Diatta F, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Wu M, Kim B, Machens H, Pomahac B, Orgill D, Broer P, Panayi A. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes after mastectomy in 223 000 female breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of Surgery 2023, 110: 684-699. PMID: 38052017, PMCID: PMC10871660, DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Indian/Alaska Native womenBreast cancer patientsAlaska Native womenSurgical complicationsRadical mastectomyPartial mastectomyCancer patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseFemale breast cancer patientsNon-home dischargeRetrospective cohort studyImprovement Program databaseLikelihood of readmissionBreast cancer mortalityBreast cancer surgeryAfrican American patientsAmerican Indians/Alaska NativesBlack/African AmericanNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderComplication occurrencePerioperative complicationsPerioperative outcomesAdverse events
2019
Predictors of discharge destination after complex abdominal wall reconstruction
Ayyala H, Weisberger J, Le T, Chow A, Lee E. Predictors of discharge destination after complex abdominal wall reconstruction. Hernia 2019, 24: 251-256. PMID: 31624964, DOI: 10.1007/s10029-019-02054-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayVentral hernia repairHernia repairNon-home dischargeDecreased length of stayAssociated with non-home dischargeRisk factorsMethodsThe ACS-NSQIP databaseComplex ventral hernia repairACS-NSQIP databaseDependent functional statusPre-operative factorsIntra-operative factorsProlonged length of stayHistory of diabetesHistory of hypertensionBody mass indexMultivariate logistic regressionDecreased lengthCompare mean ageLonger operative timePost-discharge complicationsASA classificationMinimize health care costsPre-operatively