2016
Frailty predicts risk of life-threatening complications and mortality after pancreatic resections
Augustin T, Burstein M, Schneider E, Morris-Stiff G, Wey J, Chalikonda S, Walsh R. Frailty predicts risk of life-threatening complications and mortality after pancreatic resections. Surgery 2016, 160: 987-996. PMID: 27545992, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedCause of DeathComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentROC CurveSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProjectSurgical Quality Improvement ProjectGrade 4 complicationsFrailty indexQuality improvement projectGreater body mass indexDistal pancreatectomy patientsModified Frailty IndexOutcomes of pancreatoduodenectomyLow serum albuminLife-threatening complicationsPre-operative optimizationEffect of frailtySelection of patientsBody mass indexDegree of frailtyGreater weight lossImprovement projectIntermediate frailtyNonfrail patientsConsideration of frailtyDistal pancreatectomyFrail patientsOperative riskPancreatectomy patients
2012
Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy
Jackson R, Black J, Lum Y, Schneider E, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. Class I obesity is paradoxically associated with decreased risk of postoperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2012, 55: 1306-1312. PMID: 22542344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.11.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexClass I obesitySurgical site infectionCarotid endarterectomyObese patientsObesity paradoxBMI categoriesNormal weightRisk factorsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk of SSIClass I obese patientsPrevious transient ischemic attackQuality Improvement Program databaseClass II obeseClass II obesityTransient ischemic attackImprovement Program databaseIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeAnesthesiologists class 4Multivariable logistic regressionIschemic attackPostoperative stroke