2011
Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System
Venkat R, Puhan MA, Schulick RD, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Choti MA, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL. Predicting the Risk of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Novel Scoring System. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1277-1284. PMID: 22106320, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal pancreatectomyCharlson indexInstitutional databaseRisk scorePreoperative serum albumin levelHigher Charlson indexPreoperative risk factorsHigh-risk patientsSerum albumin levelTertiary referral centerMultivariate logistic regressionHosmer-Lemeshow testNovel scoring systemSimple integer scoreHigh-volume programPerioperative mortalityReferral centerAlbumin levelsMale sexTumor sizeTraining cohortRisk factorsTherapeutic decisionsObservational studyPancreatectomy
2010
Translational Research in Surgical Disease
Stojadinovic A, Ahuja N, Nazarian SM, Segev DL, Jacobs L, Wang Y, Eberhardt J, Zeiger MA. Translational Research in Surgical Disease. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 187-196. PMID: 20157088, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectric ImpedanceGeneral SurgeryGenomicsHumansModels, BiologicalModels, StatisticalNeoplasmsTranslational Research, BiomedicalConceptsMathematical modeling