2016
Economic Burden Associated with Hospitalization for Radiation Cystitis: Results from a Statewide Inpatient Database
Kiechle J, Kim S, Yu J, Maurice M, Dong S, Cherullo E, Abouassaly R. Economic Burden Associated with Hospitalization for Radiation Cystitis: Results from a Statewide Inpatient Database. Urology Practice 2016, 3: 437-442. PMID: 37592565, DOI: 10.1016/j.urpr.2015.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation cystitisHealth care costsBlood transfusionCare costsNephrostomy tubeInvasive proceduresMultivariate logistic regression analysisAssociated with increased length of stayMean patient ageHealth care systemGeneralized estimating equation modelsStatewide inpatient databasesAssociated with increased lengthPercentage of patientsEndoscopic urological proceduresBurden of treatmentMedian cost of hospitalizationIn-hospital costsLogistic regression analysisOhio Hospital AssociationCost of hospitalizationLength of stayHospital AssociationCare systemPatient age
2015
Trends in Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment From 1973 to 2011
Le Bui D, Yu J. Trends in Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment From 1973 to 2011. The Cancer Journal 2015, 21: 147-149. PMID: 26049692, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant radiation therapyRadiation therapyThyroid cancerCervical cancerKidney cancerRadiation therapy useEnd Results databaseCancer-directed surgeryPercentage of patientsCoordinated careNeoadjuvant radiotherapyOral cavity/pharynxOvarian cancerProstate cancerResults databaseUterine cancerGenitourinary cancersOral cavityPancreatic cancerBladder cancerTherapy useMultidisciplinary clinical teamBreast cancerDisease sitesTherapy usage