Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery
Ahuja V, Gibson C, Machado N, King J. Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery. Surgery 2023, 175: 336-341. PMID: 38049363, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrailty indexInvasive adrenalectomySurgical indicationsBenign diseaseMalignant diseaseMost adverse outcomesStay 2 daysImpact of frailtyThirty-day mortalityLength of stayRelationship of ageAdrenalectomy patientsAdrenalectomy proceduresAdrenalectomy surgeryElective adrenalectomyPerioperative outcomesAdrenal surgeryComplication rateOlder patientsAdrenal diseaseMedian lengthSurgical outcomesAdverse outcomesEndocrine disordersEndocrine diseasesRacial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches
Ahuja V, Paredes L, Leeds I, Perkal M, Tsutsumi A, Bhandarkar S, King J. Racial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 227: 85-89. PMID: 37806892, PMCID: PMC10842593, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRC patientsLaparoscopic colectomyElective colon cancer resectionImpact of laparoscopicACS-NSQIP databaseColon cancer resectionMultivariable logistic regressionCancer resectionWhite patientsBlack patientsRobotic colectomyHigher complicationsOperative approachMinority patientsPatientsComplicationsColectomyLogistic regressionRobotic approachRacial disparitiesLaparoscopicCausal pathwaysLower ratesOutcomesMortalityClinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database
Ahuja V, Paredes L, Leeds I, Perkal M, King J. Clinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database. Surgical Endoscopy 2023, 37: 7199-7205. PMID: 37365394, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10215-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnastomotic leak rateBody mass indexLarge national databaseOverall complicationsAnastomotic leakOperative timeInvasive colectomyColon cancerElective colon cancer resectionHigher body mass indexNational databaseOperating roomPost-operative lengthColon cancer resectionLonger operative timeRange of surgeryNon-Hispanic whitesCancer resectionACS-NSQIPLaparoscopic colectomyClinical outcomesMass indexLaparoscopic counterpartLaparoscopic surgeryPatient outcomes