2022
Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida.
Huayllani MT, Torres-Guzman RA, Avila FR, Advani PP, Spaulding AC, Cochuyt JJ, Nguyen MT, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Effect of health care disparities on procedure selection of autologous breast reconstruction in Florida. Breast Disease 2022, 41: 75-80. PMID: 34487016, DOI: 10.3233/bd-210004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutologous breast reconstructionBreast reconstructionFree flapFlap reconstructionReconstructive surgeryAutologous breast reconstructive surgeryFlorida Inpatient Discharge DatasetPatients 18 yearsBreast reconstructive surgeryMultivariate logistic regressionPedicled flap reconstructionHealth care disparitiesMann-Whitney testHispanic patientsIndependent associationAutologous reconstructionBreast cancerHigher oddsPatientsCare disparitiesPedicled flapsProcedure selectionLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceFlap
2021
Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, BAGARIA SP, SPAULDING AC, HUAYLLANI MT, AVILA FR, Guliyeva G, Lu X, RINKER BD, FORTE AJ. Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2021, 41: 2067-2070. PMID: 33813415, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMultivariate logistic regressionComorbid conditionsTreatment contraindicationsGovernment insuranceLogistic regressionUnknown treatment statusMost patientsPatient demographicsComorbidity statusCurative treatmentMelanoma patientsCancer DatabaseIndependent associationOncological patientsMelanoma incidenceTreatment decisionsInclusion criteriaHigher oddsMelanoma treatmentTreatment statusPatientsPoor candidatesPatient treatmentPrivate insurance