2022
Evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia as risk factors for lobectomy complications
Kaminski MF, Ermer T, Canavan M, Li AX, Maduka RC, Zhan P, Boffa DJ, Case MD. Evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux disease and hiatal hernia as risk factors for lobectomy complications. JTCVS Open 2022, 11: 327-345. PMID: 36172441, PMCID: PMC9510864, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastroesophageal reflux diseaseHiatal herniaAtrial arrhythmiasPostoperative complicationsRisk factorsReflux diseaseAdverse eventsIntraoperative packed red blood cellsPacked red blood cellsYale-New Haven HospitalAcid suppressive therapyPredictors of complicationsBody mass indexLung cancer patientsNovel risk factorsSignificant risk factorsMultivariable regression modelsCardiopulmonary comorbiditiesPulmonary resectionRed blood cellsMedian agePreoperative evaluationMass indexMale sexSurgical approach
2021
The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey
Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Morgan B, Ermer T, Rabin TL, Kayongo A, Munana R, Anton N, Kast K, Schaeffner E, Kirenga B, Knauf F. The rural Uganda non-communicable disease (RUNCD) study: prevalence and risk factors of self-reported NCDs from a cross sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2036. PMID: 34743687, PMCID: PMC8572568, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12123-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported hypertensionSelf-reported chronic diseasesNon-communicable Disease studyChronic disease informationRural Ugandan districtSelf-reported diseasesDiagnosis of diabetesCross-sectional surveyMiddle-income settingsBaseline demographicsMale sexKidney diseasePatient cohortResultsA totalHealth districtRisk factorsChronic diseasesDisease cohortHypertensionLower oddsNCD prevalenceAverage ageSectional surveyHealth statusDisease