2016
Influence of Specialty Training and Trainee Involvement on Perioperative Outcomes of Esophagectomy
Khoushhal Z, Canner J, Schneider E, Stem M, Haut E, Mungo B, Lidor A, Molena D. Influence of Specialty Training and Trainee Involvement on Perioperative Outcomes of Esophagectomy. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 102: 1829-1836. PMID: 27570158, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolume-outcome relationshipGeneral surgeonsHospital stayCardiothoracic surgeonsTrainee involvementTransthoracic approachNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseOutcomes of esophagectomyImprovement Program databaseLonger hospital stayShorter hospital staySurgeon volume-outcome relationshipUnplanned intubationOverall morbidityPerioperative outcomesPostoperative outcomesSecondary outcomesDischarge destinationPrimary outcomeSerious morbidityCTS patientsSurgeon specialtyWound infection
2015
Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients
Najafian A, Selvarajah S, Schneider EB, Malas MB, Ehlert BA, Orion KC, Haider AH, Abularrage CJ. Thirty-day readmission after lower extremity bypass in diabetic patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 356-364. PMID: 26216749, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-dependent diabetic mellitusLower extremity bypassUnplanned readmissionCardiac diseaseCardiac complicationsExtremity bypassDiabetic mellitusSurgeons National Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgery Quality Improvement Program databaseInfrainguinal lower extremity bypassQuality Improvement Program databaseConcomitant cardiac diseaseDependent diabetic mellitusThirty-day readmissionImprovement Program databasePeripheral vascular diseaseUnplanned readmission rateInfluence of diabetesSignificant risk factorsPostoperative complicationsCardiac workupReadmission ratesDiabetic patientsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysis
2014
Cholecystectomy and Wound Complications: Smoking Worsens Risk
Selvarajah S, Ahmed A, Schneider E, Canner J, Pawlik T, Abularrage C, Hui X, Schwartz D, Hisam B, Haider A. Cholecystectomy and Wound Complications: Smoking Worsens Risk. Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 192: 41-49. PMID: 25015752, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWound complicationsActive smokersLaparoscopic cholecystectomyPostoperative lengthSurgical approachNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseCurrent Procedural Terminology codesImprovement Program databaseWound complication rateAverage postoperative lengthBenign gallbladder diseaseProcedural Terminology codesPreoperative smokingClinical characteristicsOpen cholecystectomyComplication rateSmoking statusGallbladder diseaseProgram databaseCholecystectomyTerminology codesComplicationsSmokersPatients
2013
Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Arnaoutakis G, Schneider E, Arnaoutakis D, Black J, Lum Y, Perler B, Freischlag J, Abularrage C. Influence of gender on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 45-51. PMID: 23896176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.06.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicChi-Square DistributionDatabases, FactualEmergenciesEndovascular ProceduresFemaleHumansIliac ArteryLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsIliac artery exposureNonruptured thoracic aortic aneurysmsAortic aneurysm repairThoracic aortic aneurysmAneurysm repairArtery exposureUnadjusted mortalityMultivariable analysisAortic aneurysmFemale genderSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairQuality Improvement Program databaseAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairACS-NSQIP databaseImprovement Program databasePrimary outcome measureEndovascular aneurysm repairHigh mortality rateHospital lengthPostoperative complicationsTransfusion rate
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