2023
The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ying L, Chao G, Canner J, Graetz E, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Zolfaghari E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. The Degree of Preoperative Hypoalbuminemia Is Associated with Risk of Postoperative Complications in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients. Obesity Surgery 2023, 34: 51-70. PMID: 37994997, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-06944-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgery patientsPostoperative complicationsOdds ratioRevision patientsSurgery patientsRevision surgeryIntensive care unit admissionQuality Improvement Program databaseDegree of hypoalbuminemiaImpact of hypoalbuminemiaPrevalence of hypoalbuminemiaCare unit admissionLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyGastric bypass patientsImprovement Program databaseBody mass indexInsulin-dependent diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionAnesthesia classMild hypoalbuminemiaPreoperative hypoalbuminemiaUnit admissionUnplanned intubationPrimary surgerySleeve gastrectomy
2017
Rabbit model of ocular indirect photodynamic therapy using a retinoblastoma xenograft
Kim JW, Jacobsen B, Zolfaghari E, Ferrario A, Chevez-Barrios P, Berry JL, Lee DK, Rico G, Madi I, Rao N, Stachelek K, Wang LC, Gomer C. Rabbit model of ocular indirect photodynamic therapy using a retinoblastoma xenograft. Graefe's Archive For Clinical And Experimental Ophthalmology 2017, 255: 2363-2373. PMID: 28971251, DOI: 10.1007/s00417-017-3805-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinoblastoma xenograftsRabbit retinaPhotodynamic therapyLaser delivery systemTreatment of retinoblastomaPre-clinical studiesPhase 1Intraocular retinoblastomaIntravenous verteporfinRetinal scarsSubretinal tumorsDelivery systemRetinal damageRight eyeHistopathologic examinationOcular toxicityTumor necrosisOcular damageControl rabbitsTreatment durationRabbit modelVerteporfinWavelength diode laserThermal burnsPDT treatmentLong‐term outcomes of Group D retinoblastoma eyes during the intravitreal melphalan era
Berry JL, Shah S, Bechtold M, Zolfaghari E, Jubran R, Kim JW. Long‐term outcomes of Group D retinoblastoma eyes during the intravitreal melphalan era. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2017, 64 PMID: 28646513, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup D eyesGroup D retinoblastoma eyesD eyesSystemic chemoreductionIntravitreal melphalanSalvage rateRetinoblastoma eyesIntravitreal melphalan injectionRetrospective chart reviewOverall salvage ratePrimary outcome measurementLong-term outcomesExternal beam radiationOcular salvageSalvage therapyVitreous seedsChart reviewGlobe salvageIntravitreal injectionKaplan-MeierTreatment modalitiesTumor recurrenceMelphalan injectionOutcome measurementsMelphalan