2022
Frailty as a predictor of delayed initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer
Ramos S, Kulkarni A, Oliver M, Danilack V, Mathews C. Frailty as a predictor of delayed initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2022, 33: 57-65. PMID: 36423959, DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiation of chemotherapyHigh-frailty groupModified Frailty IndexFrailty groupOvarian cancerFrailty scoreMFI scoreHigher mFI scoresPatients 18 yearsRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk patientsTertiary medical centerElectronic medical recordsAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy initiationFrail groupNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCohort studyOverall survivalFrailty indexPreoperative counselingModerate frailtyFunctional statusMedical recordsMedical Center
2020
Outpatient Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery.
Emerson J, Danilack V, Kulkarni A, Kesselring C, Brousseau E, Matteson K. Outpatient Opioid Use After Cesarean Delivery. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2020, 103: 68-74. PMID: 32752572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorphine equivalent dosesCesarean deliveryOpioid needsOpioid useOpioid prescribingOutpatient opioid prescribingOutpatient opioid useAvailability of opioidsPatient-specific factorsOpioid patientsPrescribe opioidsClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsPsychiatric comorbidityMedical recordsOpioid abuseOpiate useInpatient needsOpioidsEquivalent dosesLimited dataPearson correlation coefficientPrescribingPatientsT-test