2024
American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes
Taylor C, Wang T, Baskin A, Sinco B, Hughes T, Boffa D, Boughey J, Dossett L. American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2446345. PMID: 39565622, PMCID: PMC11579798, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of SurgeonsSentinel lymph node biopsyAxillary lymph node dissectionInvasive breast cancerLymph node yieldNodal positivity rateShort-term oncological outcomesBreast cancerCohort studyNational Cancer DatabaseNodal yieldAmerican CollegeFacility-level variationNodal upstaging rateCohort study of womenUpstaging rateOncological outcomesNode yieldHospital registry dataPotential associationStudy of womenAxillary surgeryCollege of SurgeonsMain OutcomesPoisson regression
2022
Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Udelsman BV, Chang DC, Boffa DJ, Gaissert HA. Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2022, 115: 166-173. PMID: 35752354, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerHigh-volume centersThoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery DatabaseGeneral Thoracic Surgery DatabaseMedium-volume centersLow-volume centersCell lung cancerThoracic Surgery DatabaseNodal harvestParticipant centersLymph nodesLung cancerSurgery DatabaseLymph node samplingMultivariable logistic regressionHigher center volumeLong-term survivalPotential quality metricElective lobectomyAdjuvant therapyNodal yieldGuideline adherencePrimary outcomeUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysis