2017
Early Surgical Intervention for Acute Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated with Improved Postoperative Outcomes
Leeds IL, Truta B, Parian AM, Chen SY, Efron JE, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH. Early Surgical Intervention for Acute Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated with Improved Postoperative Outcomes. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2017, 21: 1675-1682. PMID: 28819916, PMCID: PMC6201293, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3538-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ulcerative colitisEarly surgical interventionUlcerative colitisLength of staySurgical interventionSurgery groupTotal colectomyHospitalization costsEarly operationMedian total hospitalization costModern immunotherapy eraRefractory ulcerative colitisHours of admissionImmediate surgical interventionUlcerative colitis patientsTotal hospitalization costsFurther prospective studiesNational Inpatient SampleImmunotherapy eraColitis patientsHospital outcomesPostoperative complicationsPostoperative outcomesUrgent surgeryComorbid patients
2016
Outcomes of abdominoperineal resection for management of anal cancer in HIV-positive patients: a national case review
Leeds IL, Alturki H, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Efron JE, Wick EC, Gearhart SL, Safar B, Fang SH. Outcomes of abdominoperineal resection for management of anal cancer in HIV-positive patients: a national case review. World Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 14: 208. PMID: 27495294, PMCID: PMC4974747, DOI: 10.1186/s12957-016-0970-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAdultAge FactorsAgedAnus NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous CellComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Status DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPerineumPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSalvage TherapyTreatment OutcomeConceptsHIV-positive patientsLength of stayHIV-negative patientsAnal cancerNational Inpatient SampleAbdominoperineal resectionHospitalization costsHIV infectionAnal squamous cell cancerAnal squamous cell carcinomaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleGreater hospitalization costsWorse postoperative recoveryHIV-positive groupMethodsA retrospective reviewAnal cancer patientsSquamous cell cancerHuman immunodeficiency virusMultivariable logistic regressionSquamous cell carcinomaHospital mortalityHospital stayPerioperative complicationsPostoperative hemorrhagePostoperative outcomes