2024
Prolonged length of stay and omission of adjuvant therapy are associated with early mortality after pancreatic adenocarcinoma resection
Ying L, Ilagan-Ying Y, Kunstman J, Peters N, Almeida M, Blackburn H, Ferrucci L, Billingsley K, Khan S, Chhoda A, John N, Salem R, Sharma A, Ahuja N. Prolonged length of stay and omission of adjuvant therapy are associated with early mortality after pancreatic adenocarcinoma resection. Surgical Oncology Insight 2024, 1: 100007. DOI: 10.1016/j.soi.2024.100007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with early mortalityCases of pancreatic adenocarcinomaPancreatic adenocarcinoma resectionRisk of early mortalityLength of stayEarly mortalityAdjuvant chemotherapyPancreatic adenocarcinomaChemotherapy utilizationAdenocarcinoma resectionRisk factors associated with early mortalityOmission of adjuvant therapyNon-metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinomaMultivariate Cox regression modelAssociated with early mortalityPost-resection survivalIncreased risk of early mortalityParticipant Use FileProlonged hospital stayProlonged length of stayAdjuvant chemotherapy utilizationDecrease perioperative complicationsCox regression modelsNon-academic centersHospital risk factors
2019
Hepatocellular carcinoma: Impact of academic setting and hospital volume on patient survival
Uhlig J, Sellers CM, Khan SA, Cha C, Kim HS. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Impact of academic setting and hospital volume on patient survival. Surgical Oncology 2019, 31: 111-118. PMID: 31654956, DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2019.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHepatectomyHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateConceptsOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaAcademic centersHospital volumePatient survivalInterventional oncologyYoung African American patientsHigh-volume academic centersMultivariable Cox regressionFirst-line treatmentLow-volume centersLonger patient survivalAfrican American patientsHCC treatment modalitiesNon-academic centersLiver transplantMultivariable adjustmentPatient demographicsSurgical resectionLine treatmentCox regressionPotential confoundersVolume centersTreatment modalitiesAmerican patients