2012
Epithelioid sarcoma: one institution's experience with a rare sarcoma
Guzzetta AA, Montgomery EA, Lyu H, Hooker CM, Meyer CF, Loeb DM, Frassica D, Weber KL, Ahuja N. Epithelioid sarcoma: one institution's experience with a rare sarcoma. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 116-122. PMID: 22575361, PMCID: PMC3715113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelioid sarcomaOverall survivalDiagnosis of ESRegional lymph node metastasisRare soft tissue sarcomaAvailable histological slidesCentralized cancer registryMedian overall survivalNumber of resectionsInstitutional review board approvalRegional nodal basinLymph node metastasisSoft tissue sarcomasNumber of recurrencesMajority of tumorsReview board approvalJohns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsRepeated ResectionMedian ageMost patientsMedian timeNode metastasisPatient chartsCancer RegistryInstitution experience
2011
Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System
Venkat R, Puhan MA, Schulick RD, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Choti MA, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL. Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1277-1284. PMID: 22106320, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal pancreatectomyCharlson indexInstitutional databaseRisk scorePreoperative serum albumin levelHigher Charlson indexPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSerum albumin levelTertiary referral centerMultivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow testNovel scoring systemSimple integer scoreHigh-volume programPerioperative mortalityReferral centerAlbumin levelsMale sexTumor sizeTraining cohortRisk factorsTherapeutic decisionsObservational studyPancreatectomy
2008
Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland
Rosson GD, Singh NK, Ahuja N, Jacobs LK, Chang DC. Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland. JAMA Surgery 2008, 143: 1076-1081. PMID: 19015466, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.11.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityImmediate reconstructionPatient factorsPatient's neighborhoodMaryland hospital discharge databasePatient race/ethnicityAfrican American race/ethnicityBreast Reconstruction Following MastectomyImmediate reconstruction ratesNinth Revision procedureImmediate breast reconstructionHospital discharge databaseCommunity factorsCommunity-level factorsPublic health policy measuresSame hospitalizationPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsHealth policy measuresNegative associationDischarge databaseFollowing MastectomyBreast reconstructionInpatient careRevision procedures
2006
Disparities in Colon Cancer Presentation and In-Hospital Mortality in Maryland: A Ten-Year Review
Ahuja N, Chang D, Gearhart SL. Disparities in Colon Cancer Presentation and In-Hospital Mortality in Maryland: A Ten-Year Review. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2006, 14: 411-416. PMID: 17080235, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9130-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-threatening symptomsHospital mortalityColon cancerSocioeconomic statusAfrican AmericansMaryland hospital discharge databaseColon cancer presentationHospital mortality rateIn-Hospital MortalityHospital discharge databaseColon cancer outcomesPrimary colon cancerColon cancer patientsHealth care accessOutcomes of interestTen-year reviewHigher socioeconomic statusConclusionsRacial disparitiesUnderwent resectionHospital outcomesCancer presentationSurgical resectionSymptomatic patientsPrehospital factorsPoor outcome