2024
A Data-Driven Approach to Inguinal Hernia Repairs in Infants and Children
Hellmann Z, Shaughnessy M, Hornick M, Cowles R, Solomon D. A Data-Driven Approach to Inguinal Hernia Repairs in Infants and Children. Journal Of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 2024 PMID: 39514238, DOI: 10.1089/lap.2024.0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInguinal hernia repairLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repairMetachronous contralateral herniaHernia repairOpen repairContralateral herniaCurrent Procedural TerminologyLaparoscopic repairRepair of bilateral herniasUnilateral inguinal hernia repairPediatric Health Information System databaseContralateral processus vaginalisPrimary laparoscopic repairHealth Information System databaseInfants 6 monthsPatients 6 monthsAssociated with lower ratesICD-10 procedure codeBilateral repairBilateral herniasProcessus vaginalisSurgical repairPatients 0Laparoscopic techniqueRecurrent hernia
2023
General Interest Letter to the Editor on “Laparoscopy is Increasingly Used for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair”
Hellmann Z, Solomon D, Shaughnessy M, Cowles R, Hornick M. General Interest Letter to the Editor on “Laparoscopy is Increasingly Used for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair”. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2023, 59: 347-348. PMID: 37788969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Preoperative Transfusion and Surgical Outcomes for Children with Sickle Cell Disease.
Salvi PS, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Preoperative Transfusion and Surgical Outcomes for Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 235: 530-538. PMID: 35972175, DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariability in pediatric appendectomy: The association between disposable supply cost and procedure duration.
Salvi PS, Cowles RA, Oh PS, Solomon DG. Variability in pediatric appendectomy: The association between disposable supply cost and procedure duration. Surgery 2022, 172: 729-733. PMID: 35581029, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease
Maassel NL, Shaughnessy MP, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2021, 56: 1495-1499. PMID: 33745746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric Health Information SystemPediatric surgery fellowsReflux diseaseSurgical volumeCase volumeSevere gastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric gastroesophageal reflux diseaseICD-9/ICDTotal operative volumeGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGraduate Medical Education caseFellow case logsPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsPediatric surgeonsOperative volumePediatric surgical trainingSecondary analysisHealth information systemsAbstractTextCase logsFundoplicationNational dataRecent data