2023
Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States
Howard R, Thelen A, Chen X, Gates R, Krumm A, Millis M, Gupta T, Brown C, Bandeh-Ahmadi H, Wnuk G, Yee C, Ryan A, Mukherjee B, Dimick J, George B. Mortality and Severe Complications Among Newly Graduated Surgeons in the United States. Annals Of Surgery 2023, 279: 555-560. PMID: 37830271, PMCID: PMC10939969, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of practiceSevere complicationsRelative riskGeneral surgeonsIndependent practiceYears of independent practiceCareer surgeonsRelative risk of mortalityAmerican Board of SurgerySurgeon yearsMixed modelsSurgeon characteristicsRate of mortalityMedicare claimsComplicationsSurgeonsPatient outcomesPatientsMortalityAmerican BoardOutcomes
2019
High plasma concentrations of organic pollutants negatively impact survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Goutman S, Boss J, Patterson A, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Feldman E. High plasma concentrations of organic pollutants negatively impact survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2019, 90: 907. PMID: 30760645, PMCID: PMC6625908, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-319785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent organic pollutantsPolychlorinated biphenylsHigh concentrations of persistent organic pollutantsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisConcentrations of persistent organic pollutantsEffects of persistent organic pollutantsMeasurement of persistent organic pollutantsHazard rate of mortalitySymptom onset to diagnosisMedian diagnostic ageNegatively impacts survivalLowest quartileIndependent of ageOrganic pollutantsSummary measuresMedian timeClinical featuresMedical recordsRate of mortalityDiagnostic ageEnvironmental exposuresBulbar onsetALS diseaseCervical onsetPlasma concentrations