2016
Predictors of improved survival for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma
Giuliano K, Nagarajan N, Canner JK, Wolfgang CL, Bivalacqua T, Terezakis S, Herman J, Schneider EB, Ahuja N. Predictors of improved survival for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma. Surgery 2016, 160: 1628-1635. PMID: 27495850, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetroperitoneal sarcomaMultivariable survival analysisSurvival analysisRetroperitoneal sarcoma patientsEnd Results (SEER) databaseOperative resectionImproved survivalLymph nodesSurvival benefitDistant metastasisHistologic typeResults databaseSarcoma patientsRare tumorCancer DatabaseLonger survivalPatientsSarcomaSurvivalParametric survival functionsLocal extensionFurther studiesHigh rateResectionRecurrence
2015
Trends in Incident Hemodialysis Access and Mortality
Malas MB, Canner JK, Hicks CW, Arhuidese IJ, Zarkowsky DS, Qazi U, Schneider EB, Black JH, Segev DL, Freischlag JA. Trends in Incident Hemodialysis Access and Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 441-448. PMID: 25738981, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.3484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseHemodialysis cathetersArteriovenous fistulaArteriovenous graftsLower mortalityRenal diseaseVascular accessHD outcomesNational Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeKidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality InitiativeMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsPrior renal replacement therapyUS Renal Data SystemCox proportional hazards modelArteriovenous fistula useIncident HD patientsInitiation of hemodialysisRetrospective cohort studyRenal replacement therapyProportional hazards modelFistula useCohort studySurvival benefitHD patientsPropensity score-matching technique