2007
Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery
Morris A, Baldwin L, Matthews B, Dominitz J, Barlow W, Dobie S, Billingsley K. Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2007, 245: 73-79. PMID: 17197968, PMCID: PMC1867944, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000231797.37743.9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer patientsPostoperative proceduresPatient characteristicsCancer patientsProcedural interventionColorectal cancer surgeryAcute medical conditionsSEER-Medicare databaseLength of stayIntermediate outcome measuresQuality Improvement ProgramNonfatal complicationsAdjusted riskBowel perforationEmergent admissionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative interventionsWound complicationsAbdominal infectionColorectal surgeryOrgan injuryProlonged hospitalizationCancer surgeryTumor characteristicsEarly mortality
2006
Completion of Therapy by Medicare Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer
Dobie S, Baldwin L, Dominitz J, Matthews B, Billingsley K, Barlow W. Completion of Therapy by Medicare Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2006, 98: 610-619. PMID: 16670386, PMCID: PMC3124351, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantColonic NeoplasmsFemaleFrail ElderlyHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareNeoplasm StagingPatient CompliancePredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsSEER ProgramSocial SupportUnited StatesConceptsStage III colon cancerCompletion of therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyChemotherapy completionPhysician characteristicsMedicare claimsColon cancerStage III colon cancer patientsEnd Results program dataMultivariable logistic regression modelingAdjuvant chemotherapy completionChemotherapy completion rateIncomplete adjuvant chemotherapySEER program dataColon cancer resectionCancer-related mortalityPredictors of initiationColon cancer patientsLogistic regression modelingProgram dataPatient characteristicsCancer resectionTreatment complicationsCancer mortality
2005
Explaining Black–White Differences in Receipt of Recommended Colon Cancer Treatment
Baldwin L, Dobie S, Billingsley K, Cai Y, Wright G, Dominitz J, Barlow W, Warren J, Taplin S. Explaining Black–White Differences in Receipt of Recommended Colon Cancer Treatment. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2005, 97: 1211-1220. PMID: 16106026, PMCID: PMC3138542, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dji241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesColonic NeoplasmsComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansLength of StayMaleMedicareOdds RatioPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSEER ProgramSeverity of Illness IndexSocial SupportSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHealth system factorsBlack-White disparitiesChemotherapy receiptWhite patientsMedical oncologistsBlack patientsCancer treatmentRetrospective cohort studyBlack-white differencesColon cancer resectionAmerican Medical Association MasterfileEnd Results ProgramColorectal cancer treatmentColon cancer careColon cancer patientsLogistic regression analysisSystem factorsRegression analysisNeighborhood socioeconomic statusColon cancer treatmentAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy useCohort studyCancer resectionIllness severityClinical utility and cost-effectiveness of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in patients with colon cancer
Mauchley D, Lynge D, Langdale L, Stelzner M, Mock C, Billingsley K. Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in patients with colon cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2005, 189: 512-517. PMID: 15862487, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative CT scanningRoutine preoperative CT scanningColon cancer patientsCT scanningCancer patientsCT scanClinical utilityPreoperative computed tomography scanningMode of treatmentComputed tomography scanningNontherapeutic operationsConsecutive patientsClinical managementAlters treatmentPatientsColon cancerTomography scanningTreatment planningInstitutional costsScansTreatmentCost savingsCancer
2002
The utility of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in the management of veterans with colon cancer
Barton J, Langdale L, Cummins J, Stelzner M, Lynge D, Mock C, Nason K, Billingsley K. The utility of routine preoperative computed tomography scanning in the management of veterans with colon cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2002, 183: 499-503. PMID: 12034380, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(02)00841-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative computed tomography scanningComputed tomography scanningColon cancerClinical managementPreoperative CTRoutine preoperative CT scanningTomography scanningCT scanningRoutine preoperative studiesPreoperative CT scanningPreoperative CT scanManagement of veteransIntraperitoneal colonPreoperative studiesMedical recordsOperative notesCT scanClinical utilityPatientsPreoperative scansCancerAdditional studiesHealthcare systemTreatment planningCT