2020
Increased Healthcare Utilization for Medical Comorbidities Prior to Surgery Improves Postoperative Outcomes
Leeds IL, Canner JK, Gani F, Meyers PM, Haut ER, Efron JE, Johnston FM. Increased Healthcare Utilization for Medical Comorbidities Prior to Surgery Improves Postoperative Outcomes. Annals Of Surgery 2020, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29864092, PMCID: PMC8559326, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative outcomesNonsurgical cliniciansPreoperative comorbiditiesShort-term postoperative outcomesIncreased healthcare utilizationMultivariable logistic regressionNational administrative databasePropensity-score matchingColectomy patientsElective colectomyModifiable comorbiditiesPreoperative optimizationMajor comorbiditiesMedical comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsClinic visitsOperative interventionOperative riskSubsequent surgeryComorbid patientsSurgical riskAdjusted analysisHealthcare utilizationProspective studySame surgeon
2016
Discharge decision-making after complex surgery: Surgeon behaviors compared to predictive modeling to reduce surgical readmissions
Leeds IL, Sadiraj V, Cox JC, Gao XS, Pawlik TM, Schnier KE, Sweeney JF. Discharge decision-making after complex surgery: Surgeon behaviors compared to predictive modeling to reduce surgical readmissions. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 213: 112-119. PMID: 28029373, PMCID: PMC5362294, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAttitude of Health PersonnelCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDecision Making, Computer-AssistedDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTertiary Care CentersUnited StatesYoung AdultOutcomes 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