2018
Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing
Beaulieu RJ, Goldstein SD, Singh J, Safar B, Banerjee A, Ahuja N. Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing. International Journal Of Medical Robotics And Computer Assisted Surgery 2018, 14: e1897. PMID: 29479794, DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPossible metastatic diseaseColorectal cancer detectionColorectal cancer reliesMultiple tumor typesMetastatic diseaseOperative resectionSurgical resectionPathologic evaluationSurgical managementCancer reliesTumor specimensColon specimensColon cancerTumor typesPatient specimensCancerResectionPatientsDiagnostic methodsTumorsCancer detectionDiagnostic technologiesContrast agents
2015
Spectrin Repeat Containing Nuclear Envelope 1 and Forkhead Box Protein E1 Are Promising Markers for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Blood
Melotte V, Yi JM, Lentjes MH, Smits KM, Van Neste L, Niessen HE, Wouters KA, Louwagie J, Schuebel KE, Herman JG, Baylin SB, van Criekinge W, Meijer GA, Ahuja N, van Engeland M. Spectrin Repeat Containing Nuclear Envelope 1 and Forkhead Box Protein E1 Are Promising Markers for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Blood. Cancer Prevention Research 2015, 8: 157-164. PMID: 25538088, PMCID: PMC4316751, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-14-0198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedArea Under CurveBiomarkers, TumorCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA MethylationFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityTransfection
2013
Assessing Readmission After General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery Using ACS-NSQIP
Lucas DJ, Haider A, Haut E, Dodson R, Wolfgang CL, Ahuja N, Sweeney J, Pawlik TM. Assessing Readmission After General, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery Using ACS-NSQIP. Annals Of Surgery 2013, 258: 430-439. PMID: 24022435, PMCID: PMC4623433, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e3182a18fcc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsROC CurveSurgical Procedures, OperativeThoracic Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsASA classReadmission ratesThoracic surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramInteger-based scoreMedian American SocietyStay 10 daysMedian patient ageRisk of readmissionHigher readmission ratesQuality Improvement ProgramAnesthesiologists classInpatient complicationsMedian LOSPatient agePatient characteristicsNonelective surgeryUpper gastrointestinalACS-NSQIPReadmission riskRisk factorsReadmissionAmerican College