2017
Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Men
Grisotti G, King J, Bhattacharya B, Schlessel R, Gunabushanam G, Perkal M. Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Men. American Journal Of Interventional Radiology 2017, 1: 6. DOI: 10.25259/ajir-7-2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitPercutaneous cholecystostomyAcute cholecystitisSurgical cholecystectomyTotal bilirubinSingle-institution retrospective analysisMultivariate logistic regressionHigh early mortalityTen-year experienceLong-term survivalBiliary decompressionRespiratory failureMedian survivalPatient characteristicsDefinitive treatmentMale patientsCare unitBiliary diseaseEarly mortalityMean agePatient populationPrimary diagnosisTreatment outcomesRetrospective analysisOutcome measures
2009
Cervical Spine Reoperation Rates and Hospital Resource Utilization after Initial Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease in 12 338 Patients in Washington State
King JT, Abbed KM, Gould GC, Benzel EC, Ghogawala Z. Cervical Spine Reoperation Rates and Hospital Resource Utilization after Initial Surgery for Degenerative Cervical Spine Disease in 12 338 Patients in Washington State. Neurosurgery 2009, 65: 1011-1023. PMID: 19934960, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000360347.10596.bd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative cervical spine diseaseCervical spine surgeryCervical spine diseaseLength of stayReoperation rateHospital chargesSpine diseaseSpine surgeryFusion surgeryPrimary diagnosisDegenerative cervical spine surgeryLongitudinal retrospective cohort studyGreater hospital chargesRetrospective cohort studyYear of surgeryHigher reoperation rateLower reoperation rateClinical Modification codesHospital resource utilizationDiseases-Ninth RevisionState Inpatient DatabasesMultivariate Poisson regressionVentral surgeryInitial surgeryCohort study