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For whom the bell tolls: assessing the incremental costs associated with failure to rescue after elective colorectal surgery
Schultz K, Moore M, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E, Leeds I. For whom the bell tolls: assessing the incremental costs associated with failure to rescue after elective colorectal surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024, 28: 1812-1818. PMID: 39181234, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFailure-to-rescueMedian total hospital costTotal hospital costsColorectal surgeryNational Inpatient SampleUneventful recoveryRetrospective study of adult patientsFailure-to-rescue patientsAssociated with increased healthcare costsStudy of adult patientsElective colorectal resectionHospital costsElective colorectal surgeryNationally representative cohortColorectal resectionElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsRetrospective studyAdult patientsRescue attemptsMedical futilityElective surgeryRepresentative cohortHealthcare costsPrimary outcome
2025
What Every Colorectal Surgeon Should Know About Physician Unions.
Linhares SM, Schultz KS, Mongiu AK, Healthcare Economics Committee of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. What Every Colorectal Surgeon Should Know About Physician Unions. Dis Colon Rectum 2025 PMID: 40063686, DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal surgeon practice patterns of low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer treatment
Coppersmith N, Schultz K, Esposito A, Cruickshank K, Saleh A, Linhares S, Leeds I, Pantel H, Reddy V, Longo W, Mongiu A. Colorectal surgeon practice patterns of low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer treatment. Supportive Care In Cancer 2025, 33: 218. PMID: 39994079, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09290-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Prehabilitation (PrePFPT) for the prevention of low anterior resection syndrome
Coppersmith N, Schultz K, Esposito A, Reinhart K, Ray E, Leeds I, Pantel H, Reddy V, Longo W, Mongiu A. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Prehabilitation (PrePFPT) for the prevention of low anterior resection syndrome. Surgical Oncology Insight 2024, 1: 100097. DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2024.100097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow anterior resection syndromeAnterior resection syndromePelvic floor physical therapyQuality of life outcomesSymptoms of low anterior resection syndromeImprove patient qualityPhysical therapyRectal cancerPrehabilitationDevelopment of low anterior resection syndromeStudy designTreatment of low anterior resection syndromeTreatment of rectal cancerIncidence of low anterior resection syndromeLife outcomesEvaluated pre-Patients' qualityRectal cancer patientsCancer patientsDevelopment of symptomsNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefecatory dysfunctionImproved recoveryInternational trialsSyndromeEvaluating the Safety of Empiric Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Colorectal Surgery Recovery Pathway
Schultz K, Butensky S, Hickey T, Ahuja V, Perkal M, Murthy S, Cavallo J, Leeds I. Evaluating the Safety of Empiric Tamsulosin to Prevent Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Colorectal Surgery Recovery Pathway. Annals Of Surgery Open 2024, 5: e511-e511. PMID: 39711672, PMCID: PMC11661766, DOI: 10.1097/as9.0000000000000511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentifying and optimizing psychosocial frailty in surgical practice
Schultz K, Richburg C, Park E, Leeds I. Identifying and optimizing psychosocial frailty in surgical practice. Seminars In Colon And Rectal Surgery 2024, 35: 101061. DOI: 10.1016/j.scrs.2024.101061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychosocial frailtySocial risk profilePatient-reported dataPreoperative periodIncentivized screeningPsychological well-beingUnder-treatedPatient levelReimbursement strategiesFrailtyPostoperative complicationsSurgical outcomesIncreased riskWell-beingRisk profileBenefit patientsPatientsSurgical practiceCoding the issue: low anterior resection syndrome following rectal cancer treatment
Fick C, Linhares S, Schultz K, Esposito A, Coppersmith N, Pantel H, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A. Coding the issue: low anterior resection syndrome following rectal cancer treatment. Frontiers In Surgery 2024, 11: 1503410. PMID: 39624463, PMCID: PMC11609209, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1503410.Peer-Reviewed Original Research‘Show me the money’: An analysis of US global health funding from 1995 to 2019
Carroll M, Ruzgar N, Fedatto M, Schultz K, Cheung M. ‘Show me the money’: An analysis of US global health funding from 1995 to 2019. Journal Of Global Health 2024, 14: 04173. PMID: 39451051, PMCID: PMC11505566, DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific interventionsUniversal health coverageSurgical capacity buildingHealth systemWorld Health OrganizationMillennium Development GoalsWorld Health Organization building blocksHealth system building blocksStronger health systemsSystem building blocksMiddle-income countriesCapacity buildingIntervention categoriesMaternal healthGlobal health fundingLancet CommissionHealth coverageHealth FundChild mortalityGlobal surgeryHealth problemsSustainable Development GoalsHealthInterventionHealth OrganizationAssociation Between Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
Linhares S, Schultz K, Coppersmith N, Esposito A, Leeds I, Pantel H, Reddy V, Mongiu A. Association Between Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Low Anterior Resection Syndrome. Cancers 2024, 16: 3578. PMID: 39518019, PMCID: PMC11545659, DOI: 10.3390/cancers16213578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow anterior resection syndromeChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyAnterior resection syndromeSystemic therapyRectal cancerPeripheral neuropathyAssociated with low anterior resection syndromeRetrospective review of patientsPlatinum-based chemotherapy agentsLow anterior resectionReview of patientsSphincter-preserving surgeryRectal cancer treatmentNeoadjuvant chemoradiationTumor distanceAnal vergeAnterior resectionRetrospective reviewChemotherapy-inducedChemotherapy agentsSide effectsCancer treatmentDebilitating conditionPatientsCIPNCorrection: The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020–2023
Jain A, Schultz K, Brainerd M, Murimwa G, Fleming A, Fackche N, Bilir E, Chiba A, Martin A, Singh P, Childers C, Friedman L, Zafar S, Abdelsattar Z, Cortina C, Stewart C, Cowher M, Ganai S, Merck B, Nandakumar G, Pandalai P, Narayan R, Ahmad S. Correction: The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020–2023. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 9112-9112. PMID: 39313730, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-16202-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.
Matar A, Falconer E, LaBella M, Kapadia M, Justiniano C, Olortegui K, Steinhagen R, Schultz K, Pratap A, Leeds I, Weaver L, Gaertner W, Finger E, Thompson M, Fair L, Fichera A, Lovasik B, Chapman W, McGeoch C, Camacho M, Kazimi M, Kim S, Shaffer V, Srinivasan J. Long-term Outcomes Following Colectomy and Liver Transplantation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Annals Of Surgery 2024 PMID: 39258375, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000006533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal abdominal colectomyLong-term outcomesIleal pouch anal anastomosisMedically refractory diseaseLiver transplantationPSC-IBDRecurrent PSCRefractory diseaseBiliary complicationsMedian timeLong-term outcomes of patientsBowel diseasePost-LT survivalOutcomes of patientsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisFraction of patientsPSC-IBD patientsLong-term survivalInflammatory bowel diseasePost-LTSclerosing cholangitisPediatric patientsAbdominal colectomyEnd ileostomyLT survivalArtificial intelligence for the colorectal surgeon in 2024 – A narrative review of Prevalence, Policies, and (needed) Protections
Schultz K, Hughes M, Akram W, Mongiu A. Artificial intelligence for the colorectal surgeon in 2024 – A narrative review of Prevalence, Policies, and (needed) Protections. Seminars In Colon And Rectal Surgery 2024, 35: 101037. DOI: 10.1016/j.scrs.2024.101037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020–2023
Jain A, Schultz K, Brainerd M, Murimwa G, Fleming A, Fackche N, Bilir E, Chiba A, Martin A, Singh P, Childers C, Friedman L, Zafar S, Abdelsattar Z, Cortina C, Stewart C, Cowher M, Ganai S, Merck B, Nandakumar G, Pandalai P, Narayan R, Ahmad S. The Top Ten Annals of Surgical Oncology Original Articles on Twitter/X: 2020–2023. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 9100-9111. PMID: 39138773, PMCID: PMC11560640, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15936-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvited Commentary
Schultz, Kurt S MD; Mongiu, Anne K MD, PhD, FACS. Invited Commentary. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 238(6):p 1021-1022, June 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001076Commentaries, Editorials and Letters“Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review
Hamid S, Bakkila B, Schultz K, Grimshaw A, Gunderson C, Godfrey E, Lee C, Berger E, Rosenberg S, Greenup R. “Peace of Mind” After Mastectomy: A Scoping Review. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2024, 31: 5168-5179. PMID: 38717543, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15360-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyBreast-conserving therapyAverage-risk womenInclusion criteriaPsychosocial well-beingProspective cohort studyBackgroundMany womenProphylactic mastectomyScoping reviewMethodsNine databasesWhite/Caucasian womenCohort studyStudy samplePostoperative time pointsStatistically significant resultsRelevant articlesWell-beingAnxietyResultsThe inclusion criteriaWomenMastectomySignificant resultsSurgical choiceSurgical decision1224 PREOPERATIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK BURDEN AMONG PATIENTS UNDEROING MAJOR THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL SURGERY
Park E, Schultz K, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Leeds I. 1224 PREOPERATIVE PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK BURDEN AMONG PATIENTS UNDEROING MAJOR THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL SURGERY. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-1850-s-1851. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)04735-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInvited Commentary
Schultz K, Mongiu A. Invited Commentary. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2024, 238: 1021-1022. DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001076.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The Predictors of Complete Pathologic Response in Rectal Cancer during the Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Era: A Systematic Review
Flom E, Schultz K, Pantel H, Leeds I. The Predictors of Complete Pathologic Response in Rectal Cancer during the Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Era: A Systematic Review. Cancers 2023, 15: 5853. PMID: 38136397, PMCID: PMC10742121, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15245853.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTotal neoadjuvant therapyPathologic complete responseClinical complete responseNeoadjuvant therapyComplete responseSystematic reviewRectal cancerTumor responseClinical stage 2Complete pathologic responseRetrospective cohort studyRandomized clinical trialsHeterogeneity of studiesLevel of evidenceElectronic databases EmbaseIdentification of predictorsCancer treatment paradigmLong-term trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyTherapy eraPatient demographicsPreoperative predictorsClinical factorsClinicopathologic factorsCohort studyMore problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery
Leeds I, Moore M, Schultz K, Canner J, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E. More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery. Surgery Open Science 2023, 16: 148-154. PMID: 38026825, PMCID: PMC10656212, DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal surgeryElective surgeryMedian total inpatient costsAdditional major proceduresElective colorectal surgeryPreoperative clinical predictorsCongestive heart failureGreater healthcare utilizationMultivariable Poisson regressionNational Inpatient SampleTotal inpatient costsElective colectomyCost-conscious careAdult patientsUneventful recoveryClinical predictorsHeart failureHealthcare utilizationInpatient costsSecondary proceduresInpatient SampleHealthcare costsMedian increaseSurgeryPatients
2022
Colorectal ERAS: Years Later.
Favuzza J, Madiedo AM, Schultz K, Rasic G, Phatak UR, Hall J. Colorectal ERAS: Years Later. J Gastrointest Surg 2022, 26: 1506-1508. PMID: 35048259, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-022-05242-y.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters