2021
Evaluation of Insurance Coverage and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Among Low-Income Adults With Renal Cell Carcinoma After Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Javier-DesLoges JF, Yuan J, Soliman S, Hakimi K, Meagher MF, Ghali F, Hsiang W, Patel DN, Kim SP, Murphy JD, Parsons JK, Derweesh IH. Evaluation of Insurance Coverage and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Among Low-Income Adults With Renal Cell Carcinoma After Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2116267. PMID: 34269808, PMCID: PMC8285737, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income patientsRenal cell carcinomaAffordable Care ActACA implementationNonexpansion statesLocalized diseaseAbsolute percentage changeCell carcinomaCancer stageExpansion statesNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInsurance coveragePatient ProtectionCare ActMedicaid expansion statesInsurance coverage statusLow-income adultsEarly RCC detectionExpansion of insuranceSecondary outcomesInsurance statusAdjusted differenceCancer Database
2020
Impact of positive surgical margins on survival after partial nephrectomy in localized kidney cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database
Ryan S, Patel D, Ghali F, Patel S, Sarkar R, Yim K, Eldefrawy A, Cotta B, Bradshaw A, Meagher M, Hamilton Z, Murphy J, Derweesh I. Impact of positive surgical margins on survival after partial nephrectomy in localized kidney cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database. Minerva Urologica E Nefrologica 2020, 73: 233-244. PMID: 32748614, DOI: 10.23736/s2724-6051.20.03728-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive surgical marginsKaplan-Meier analysisRenal cell carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalPartial nephrectomyMultivariable analysisSurgical marginsPathological stageCancer DatabaseCox regression multivariable analysisN0M0 renal cell carcinomaUS National Cancer DatabaseImpact of PSMRegression multivariable analysisPT3a diseaseCause mortalityMargin statusNegative marginsResection strategyCell carcinomaAggressive surveillanceRetrospective analysisKidney cancerPatients
2017
Practice Makes Perfect: Correlations Between Prior Experience in High-level Athletics and Robotic Surgical Performance Do Not Persist After Task Repetition
Shee K, Ghali F, Hyams E. Practice Makes Perfect: Correlations Between Prior Experience in High-level Athletics and Robotic Surgical Performance Do Not Persist After Task Repetition. Journal Of Surgical Education 2017, 74: 630-637. PMID: 28087244, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-level athleticsDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical CenterSkills SimulatorDa Vinci Surgical Skills SimulatorDa Vinci Skills SimulatorSignificant correlationAthletic skill levelMedical CenterGeneral demographic informationInstrument collisionsPilot studyMedical studentsSurgical proficiencyRobotic surgeonsSurgical disciplinesEconomy of motionDemographic informationPreclinical medical studentsSurgical skill developmentTask 1SurgerySurgical performanceTask 2Overall scoreFurther investigation
2016
Does Travel Time to a Radiation Facility Impact Patient Decision‐Making Regarding Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A Study of the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry
Ghali F, Celaya M, Laviolette M, Ingimarsson J, Carlos H, Rees J, Hyams E. Does Travel Time to a Radiation Facility Impact Patient Decision‐Making Regarding Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A Study of the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry. The Journal Of Rural Health 2016, 34: s84-s90. PMID: 27862285, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Hampshire State Cancer RegistrySeason of diagnosisState Cancer RegistryNearest radiation facilityCancer RegistryProstate cancerTreatment decisionsRisk categoriesExternal beam radiation therapyD'Amico risk categoryLocalized prostate cancerYears of treatmentMultivariable regression analysisBeam radiation therapyHigh-risk categoryWinter diagnosisMultivariable analysisRadiation therapyNew diagnosisSignificant interactionMarried statusRural residenceOlder agePatientsUrban residenceWhat 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 riskHeterotopic Pancreatic Tail Appearing as Adrenal Mass in a Patient With Left Pelvic Kidney
Ghali F, Hyams E. Heterotopic Pancreatic Tail Appearing as Adrenal Mass in a Patient With Left Pelvic Kidney. Urology 2015, 85: e37-e38. PMID: 25917743, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic kidneyLeft adrenal glandLeft pelvic kidneyComputed tomography scanLaparoscopic adrenalectomyAdrenal massesMale patientsPancreatic tailAdrenal glandRenal fossaRadiologic examinationSerial imagingTomography scanAnatomic distortionKidneyPatientsHematuriaAdrenalectomyEctopiaNeoplasmsFossa