2017
The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction
Leeds IL, Canner JK, Efron JE, Ahuja N, Haut ER, Wick EC, Johnston FM. The independent effect of cancer on outcomes: a potential limitation of surgical risk prediction. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 220: 402-409.e6. PMID: 28923559, PMCID: PMC5712450, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer patientsDiagnosis of cancerBenign diseaseCancer populationNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program 2005Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSurgical risk modelsSurgical risk predictionObstructive pulmonary diseaseWorse surgical outcomesMalignant gastrointestinal diseasesOdds of deathHigh complication rateMultivariable logistic regressionParticipant Use FileRisk of deathPrimary procedure codeHigh mortality rateComplication rateSurgical complicationsIndependent predictorsMultiple complicationsPulmonary diseaseElective surgeryNoncancer patients
2010
Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States: Tipping Point in the Volume-Outcome Relationship Following Colon Resections?
Hayanga AJ, Mukherjee D, Chang D, Kaiser H, Lee T, Gearhart S, Ahuja N, Freischlag J. Teaching Hospital Status and Operative Mortality in the United States: Tipping Point in the Volume-Outcome Relationship Following Colon Resections? JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 346-350. PMID: 20404284, PMCID: PMC4036455, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayVolume-outcome relationshipColon resectionTeaching hospitalBenign diseaseOperative mortalityMean LOSColorectal surgery fellowshipsOdds of deathVolume-outcome effectRetrospective data analysisFederal poverty levelArea Resource FileComorbidity scoreSurgical resectionColon surgeryHospital covariatesNinth RevisionInpatient SampleInsurance statusPatient covariatesSurgeon characteristicsTH statusHospital status