2023
Implementation of a health system intervention to reduce time from presentation to surgical intervention for pediatric testicular torsion
Heckscher D, Jalfon M, Buck M, Abello A, Nguyen J, Casilla-Lennon M, Leapman M, Hittelman A, Teitelbaum J, Emerson B, Kenney P, Cavallo J, Lambert S. Implementation of a health system intervention to reduce time from presentation to surgical intervention for pediatric testicular torsion. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 20: 254.e1-254.e7. PMID: 38030428, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.10.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement strategies for radio-recurrent prostate cancer: a comprehensive review
Rahman S, Kim H, Webb L, Diaz G, Leapman M, Sprenkle P, Brito J, Renzulli J, Martin T, Kenney P, Kim I. Management strategies for radio-recurrent prostate cancer: a comprehensive review. Translational Cancer Research 2023, 0: 0-0. DOI: 10.21037/tcr-24-245.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Association Between Private Equity Acquisition of Urology Practices and Physician Medicare Payments
Nie J, Hsiang W, Lokeshwar SD, McMahon G, Demkowicz PC, Kenney PA, Breyer BN, Leapman MS. Association Between Private Equity Acquisition of Urology Practices and Physician Medicare Payments. Urology 2022, 167: 121-127. PMID: 35680053, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVesical clear cell adenocarcinoma of Müllerian origin treated conservatively with partial cystectomy
Harold JA, Casilla-Lennon M, Kenney PA, Ratner ES. Vesical clear cell adenocarcinoma of Müllerian origin treated conservatively with partial cystectomy. BMJ Case Reports 2022, 15: e245015. PMID: 35383096, PMCID: PMC8984011, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClear cell adenocarcinomaPartial cystectomyCell adenocarcinomaMüllerian originPAX-8 stainingExtensive endometriosisAdjuvant therapyFinal pathologyTotal hysterectomyTransurethral resectionBladder massResidual tumorCystectomyAdenocarcinomaHysterectomyEndometriosisResectionTherapyTumorsPathologyWomen
2021
Cachexia and bladder cancer: clinical impact and management
Lokeshwar SD, Press BH, Nie J, Klaassen Z, Kenney PA, Leapman MS. Cachexia and bladder cancer: clinical impact and management. Current Opinion In Supportive And Palliative Care 2021, 15: 260-265. PMID: 34698663, DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadical cystectomyBladder cancerPharmacological agentsManagement of cachexiaNovel pharmaceutical agentsPostoperative complicationsWorse survivalMultidisciplinary managementClinical outcomesHypercatabolic statePalliative carePoor outcomeClinical trialsNutritional supplementationBCa patientsClinical impactPhysical therapyCachexiaRadiation therapyHuman studiesPatientsTherapeutic outcomesNutritional deficienciesNutritional supplementsTumor microenvironmentReply by Authors
Nie J, Demkowicz P, Hsiang W, Umer W, Chen E, McMahon G, Kenney P, Breyer B, Parikh R, Leapman M. Reply by Authors. Urology Practice 2021, 9: 24-24. PMID: 37145588, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000269.02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrology Practice Acquisitions by Private Equity Firms from 2011–2021
Nie J, Demkowicz P, Hsiang W, Umer W, Chen E, McMahon G, Kenney P, Breyer B, Parikh R, Leapman M. Urology Practice Acquisitions by Private Equity Firms from 2011–2021. Urology Practice 2021, 9: 17-24. PMID: 37145557, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD38-07 ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS PRIOR TO OUTPATIENT UROLOGIC PROCEDURES: OUTCOMES FROM A DEPARTMENT-WIDE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Buck M, Nguyen J, Abello A, Leapman M, Cavallo J, Kenney P. PD38-07 ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS PRIOR TO OUTPATIENT UROLOGIC PROCEDURES: OUTCOMES FROM A DEPARTMENT-WIDE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Journal Of Urology 2021, 206: e664-e665. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002048.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD38-10 AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DOOR TO INCISION TIME FOR PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR TORSION
Nguyen J, Buck M, Abello A, Lennon M, Leapman M, Hittelman A, Teitelbaum J, Emerson B, Cavallo J, Kenney P, Lambert S. PD38-10 AN INITIATIVE TO REDUCE DOOR TO INCISION TIME FOR PATIENTS WITH TESTICULAR TORSION. Journal Of Urology 2021, 206: e666-e666. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002048.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccess to Urologic Care at Urgent Care Centers
Hsiang WR, Yousman L, Kim D, Cavallo JA, Kenney PA, Motamedinia P, Breyer B, Leapman MS. Access to Urologic Care at Urgent Care Centers. Urology 2021, 156: 124-128. PMID: 34181971, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersUrologic careCare centerCommercial insuranceMultivariable logistic regression analysisPrimary study endpointCross-sectional studyFacility-level characteristicsLogistic regression analysisMedicaid expansion statesLogistic regression modelsState Medicaid expansionsStudy endpointMedicaid insuranceCommercial patientsEmergency departmentReferral ratesPatient insuranceMedicaid patientsUrologic conditionsUrologic emergencyGreater oddsPatientsTriage ratesClinical settingChange in facility-level share of Medicaid patients with cancer following implementation of the affordable care act.
Buck M, Demkowicz P, Nie J, Marks V, Salazar M, Kenney P, Boffa D, Leapman M. Change in facility-level share of Medicaid patients with cancer following implementation of the affordable care act. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e18543-e18543. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of MedicaidAffordable Care ActMedicaid patientsMedicaid expansionFacility-level changesFacility-level policiesNational Cancer DatabasePrimary study endpointProportion of patientsInsurance coverageMultivariable logistic regressionExpansion statesCare ActFacility-level factorsMedicaid expansion statesNon-expansion statesAdult patientsStudy endpointAdjusted differenceCancer DatabaseMedicaid populationEligible facilitiesPatientsCancerLogistic regressionAccessibility of Telehealth services for cancer care at cancer hospital in the United States.
Marks V, Hsiang W, Nie J, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Kenney P, Leapman M. Accessibility of Telehealth services for cancer care at cancer hospital in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6535-6535. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable logistic regressionTelehealth servicesCancer typesTelehealth accessTelehealth availabilityNew patientsLogistic regressionCommunity cancer programsNational cross-sectional dataMedicaid Services databaseCare patientsHospital variationCancer HospitalCancer careCancer programsHospital characteristicsCancer sitesBreast cancerMajor cancersAmerican Hospital AssociationPatientsService databaseSkin cancerCancerHospitalAccess to cancer care for Medicaid patients at cancer hospitals in the United States.
Marks V, Hsiang W, Nie J, Buck M, Demkowicz P, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Kenney P, Leapman M. Access to cancer care for Medicaid patients at cancer hospitals in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6548-6548. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable logistic regressionCancer careAffordable Care ActCancer typesMedicaid acceptanceMedicaid patientsSkin cancerComprehensive community cancer centerLogistic regressionFacility-level differencesCommunity cancer centerBreast cancer careHospital-level variationHospital registry dataFacility-level characteristicsMedicaid Services dataMedicaid accessUnivariable statisticsCancer HospitalCancer CenterRegistry dataAmerican Hospital AssociationNew diagnosisPatientsHospitalHydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse
Kenney PA, Chan BK, Kortright KE, Cintron M, Russi M, Epright J, Lee L, Balcezak TJ, Havill NL, Martinello RA. Hydrogen peroxide vapor decontamination of N95 respirators for reuse. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 45-47. PMID: 33557979, PMCID: PMC8185421, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN95 respiratorsExhalation resistanceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHydrogen peroxide vapour decontaminationDisease 2019 pandemicVaporized hydrogen peroxidePhage phi 6Complete eradicationViricidal activityRespiratorsInhalationRespirator functionGlobal shortageVHP decontaminationIndependent laboratoriesClinical wearHPVPhi 6Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of Clostridioides difficile infection following urological surgeries
Nguyen KA, Le DQ, Bui YT, Advani SD, Renzulli J, Kenney PA, Leapman MS. Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of Clostridioides difficile infection following urological surgeries. World Journal Of Urology 2021, 39: 2995-3003. PMID: 33471163, PMCID: PMC7816064, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03551-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramLength of stayRadical cystectomyUrinary diversionUrological surgeryPostoperative CDIHospital readmissionSurgery typeRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPreoperative renal failureRisk of CDISubset of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionIncidence of CDIClostridioides difficile infectionPublic health burdenLogistic regression analysisQuality Improvement ProgramRenal failureSecondary outcomesBlood lossBlood transfusionClinical outcomes
2020
PT414 Similar survival outcomes among chemoradiation and neoadjuvant chemotherapy with radical cystectomy for small cell bladder cancer
Abello A, Renzulli J, Park H, Leapman M, Kenney P. PT414 Similar survival outcomes among chemoradiation and neoadjuvant chemotherapy with radical cystectomy for small cell bladder cancer. European Urology Open Science 2020, 19: e2283. DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34148-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPT417 National variation in lymph node dissection and pathological yield at the time of radical cystectomy
Abello A, Brito J, Sprenkle P, Kenney P, Renzulli J, Leapman M. PT417 National variation in lymph node dissection and pathological yield at the time of radical cystectomy. European Urology Open Science 2020, 19: e2286. DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34151-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD05-06 CREATION OF EPIC-BASED DASHBOARD TO TRACK AND REPORT PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND SURGEON PERFORMANCE
Javier-DesLoges* J, Abello A, Kenney P. PD05-06 CREATION OF EPIC-BASED DASHBOARD TO TRACK AND REPORT PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND SURGEON PERFORMANCE. Journal Of Urology 2020, 203 DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000825.06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMP61-12 NATIONAL VARIATION IN LYMPH NODE DISSECTION AND PATHOLOGICAL YIELD AT THE TIME OF RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
Abello* A, Nawaf C, Brito J, Sprenkle P, Kenney P, Renzulli J, Leapman M. MP61-12 NATIONAL VARIATION IN LYMPH NODE DISSECTION AND PATHOLOGICAL YIELD AT THE TIME OF RADICAL CYSTECTOMY. Journal Of Urology 2020, 203: e939-e940. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000936.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMP68-05 CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-STAGE SARCOMATOID RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Abello* A, Nawaf C, Leapman M, Kenney P. MP68-05 CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-STAGE SARCOMATOID RENAL CELL CARCINOMA. Journal Of Urology 2020, 203: e1036. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000000948.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research