2023
Clinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database
Ahuja V, Paredes L, Leeds I, Perkal M, King J. Clinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database. Surgical Endoscopy 2023, 37: 7199-7205. PMID: 37365394, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10215-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnastomotic leak rateBody mass indexLarge national databaseOverall complicationsAnastomotic leakOperative timeInvasive colectomyColon cancerElective colon cancer resectionHigher body mass indexNational databaseOperating roomPost-operative lengthColon cancer resectionLonger operative timeRange of surgeryNon-Hispanic whitesCancer resectionACS-NSQIPLaparoscopic colectomyClinical outcomesMass indexLaparoscopic counterpartLaparoscopic surgeryPatient outcomes
2019
Delay in emergency hernia surgery is associated with worse outcomes
Leeds IL, Jones C, DiBrito SR, Sakran JV, Haut ER, Kent AJ. Delay in emergency hernia surgery is associated with worse outcomes. Surgical Endoscopy 2019, 34: 4562-4573. PMID: 31741158, PMCID: PMC8710144, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-019-07245-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergent surgeryMajor complicationsTiming of surgeryUrgent surgical interventionDay of surgeryLonger operative timeMultivariable logistic regressionEmergency hernia surgeryNext-day surgeryPhysiologic optimizationPostoperative lengthUrgent surgeryMajor morbidityNSQIP databaseOperative timeSurgical timingSurgical outcomesSurgical interventionDiaphragmatic herniaMedical clearanceMultinomial propensity scoresHernia typeWorse outcomesAbdominal herniaHernia surgery