2019
Risk Factors for Upstaging, Recurrence, and Mortality in Clinical T1-2 Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Upstaged to pT3a Disease: An International Analysis Utilizing the 8th Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Criteria
Hamilton Z, Capitanio U, Pruthi D, Ghali F, Larcher A, Patel D, Eldefrawy A, Patel S, Cotta B, Bradshaw A, Meagher M, Miller N, Carenzi C, Wan F, Liss M, McGregor T, Montorsi F, Derweesh I. Risk Factors for Upstaging, Recurrence, and Mortality in Clinical T1-2 Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Upstaged to pT3a Disease: An International Analysis Utilizing the 8th Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Criteria. Urology 2019, 138: 60-68. PMID: 31836465, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalRisk of recurrenceRenal cell carcinomaKaplan-Meier analysisHigher clinical stageClinical stageOverall survivalMultivariable analysisPT3a upstagingRisk factorsTumor-NodeT3a renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinoma patientsRisk of upstagingCell carcinoma patientsMulticenter retrospective analysisPerinephric fat invasionInitial clinical stageRenal vein invasionType of surgeryPT3a diseaseCarcinoma patientsPrimary outcomeFat invasionRenal vein
2016
What factors are associated with unplanned return following transurethral resection of bladder tumor? An analysis of a large single institution’s experience
Ghali F, Moses R, Raffin E, Hyams E. What factors are associated with unplanned return following transurethral resection of bladder tumor? An analysis of a large single institution’s experience. Scandinavian Journal Of Urology 2016, 50: 370-373. PMID: 27438524, DOI: 10.1080/21681805.2016.1201856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspirin therapyPreoperative antibioticsGross hematuriaMultivariable analysisTransurethral resectionTumor sizeBladder tumorsOperating roomFemale genderLargest single-institution experienceSingle institution experienceDay of surgeryFoley catheter placementLength of staySingle academic institutionHospital dischargeRetrospective reviewUnplanned returnCatheter placementFoley catheterizationInstitution experienceMean ageFoley placementDistance of residenceCommon cause
2015
Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors?
Moses R, Ghali F, Pais V, Hyams E. Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors? Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 931-936. PMID: 26410731, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.09.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic prophylaxisGenitourinary infectionsUnplanned returnOperative timeLaser lithotripsyPreoperative stentingMultivariate analysisAUA Best Practice StatementPractice statementsHospital returnAppropriate prophylaxis strategiesOptimal prophylaxis regimensModifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewLonger operative timeSingle academic institutionType/durationRate of infectionProphylaxis regimensChart reviewInpatient readmissionsPatient demographicsProphylaxis strategiesRisk factorsHigh risk