2023
Predicting Septic Shock After Emergent Ureteral Stenting in Stone-Related Obstruction and Presumed Infections
Lee J, Kottooran C, Hinojosa-Gonzalez D, Yaghoubian A, Uppaluri N, Hanson K, Borofsky M, Eisner B. Predicting Septic Shock After Emergent Ureteral Stenting in Stone-Related Obstruction and Presumed Infections. Journal Of Endourology 2023, 37: 127-132. PMID: 36136910, DOI: 10.1089/end.2022.0200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionSeptic shockSIRS criteriaTract infectionsQuick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) scoreSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaConcomitant urinary tract infectionIntensive care unit admissionOrgan Failure Assessment scoreSequential Organ Failure AssessmentPostoperative septic shockCare unit admissionOrgan Failure AssessmentUnilateral ureteral obstructionUreteral stent placementPresumed infectionsVasopressor requirementUnit admissionPrimary endpointSyndrome criteriaConsecutive patientsRetrospective reviewUreteral obstructionStent placement
2021
Flat Panel Detector c-Arms Are Associated with Dramatically Reduced Radiation Exposure During Ureteroscopy and Produce Superior Images
Lee J, Venna A, McCarthy I, Cilento B, Demers M, MacDougall R, Beaulieu D, Nosrati R, Nelson C, Kurtz M. Flat Panel Detector c-Arms Are Associated with Dramatically Reduced Radiation Exposure During Ureteroscopy and Produce Superior Images. Journal Of Endourology 2021, 35: 789-794. PMID: 33528298, DOI: 10.1089/end.2020.0974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildFluoroscopyHumansPhantoms, ImagingRadiation DosageRadiation ExposureRadiographic Image EnhancementRetrospective StudiesUreteroscopy
2017
Utilization Trends and Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Pak J, Lee J, Bilal K, Finkelstein M, Palese M. Utilization Trends and Short-term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Open Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. Urology 2017, 103: 117-123. PMID: 28189553, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.10.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Loss, SurgicalBlood TransfusionComparative Effectiveness ResearchCystectomyFemaleHumansLength of StayLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsShort-term outcomesOpen radical cystectomyRadical cystectomyLength of stayBlood transfusionBladder cancerIndex stayInpatient complicationsUnderwent lymph node dissectionResearch Cooperative System databaseSimilar short-term outcomesUtilization trendsLymph node dissectionRobotic radical cystectomyNode dissectionConduit diversionHospital dischargeHospital volumeParenteral nutritionReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeProlonged lengthHospital chargesSurgical approachRobotic patients