2024
Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Leeds I, Park L, Akgun K, Weintrob A, Justice A, King J. Postoperative Outcomes Associated with the Timing of Surgery After SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2024, 280: 241-247. PMID: 38323413, PMCID: PMC11236522, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased 90-day mortalitySARS-CoV-2 infectionDays of infectionPostoperative outcomesSARS-CoV-2Increased post-operative mortalityPositive testRetrospective cohort of patientsUS Veterans Health Administration facilitiesVeterans Health Administration facilitiesPost-operative mortalityMultivariate modelTime of surgeryAdverse surgical outcomesCohort of patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelSurgical procedure groupsSARS-CoV-2 positive testDeferred surgeryPrimary endpointSurgery intervalSurgical outcomesSurgical cohortUninfected patientsASA 4
2020
Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study
Rentsch CT, Kidwai-Khan F, Tate JP, Park LS, King JT, Skanderson M, Hauser RG, Schultze A, Jarvis CI, Holodniy M, Re V, Akgün KM, Crothers K, Taddei TH, Freiberg MS, Justice AC. Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2020, 17: e1003379. PMID: 32960880, PMCID: PMC7508372, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBlack or African AmericanClinical Laboratory TechniquesCohort StudiesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2United StatesVeteransWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19 testingRace/ethnicityCohort studyWhite individualsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Large integrated healthcare systemCoronavirus 2 infectionNationwide cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyCoronavirus disease 2019Site of careIntegrated healthcare systemNon-Hispanic blacksPositive test resultsNon-Hispanic whitesClinical characteristicsMultivariable adjustmentComorbid conditionsMedication historyEthnic minority communitiesDisease 2019