2021
Incidence, 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
Redefining the Role of Surgical Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
Hsiang WR, Kenney PA, Leapman MS. Redefining the Role of Surgical Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Current Oncology Reports 2020, 22: 35. PMID: 32170461, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-020-0895-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaSystemic therapyRenal cell carcinomaCytoreductive nephrectomySurgical therapyCell carcinomaManagement of mRCCPoor-risk metastatic renal cell carcinomaInitial systemic therapyReviewThe treatment landscapeTargeted therapy eraUpfront cytoreductive nephrectomyViable treatment approachSequence of surgeryTherapy eraTreatment landscapeUnselected patientsSurgical managementSummaryRecent evidenceRecent FindingsOneTreatment approachesNephrectomyTherapyOptimal rolePatients
2019
Novel Use of the Epic Electronic Medical Record Platform to Identify Lost Ureteral Stents
Javier-DesLoges J, Johnson KK, Kenney PA, Motamedinia P. Novel Use of the Epic Electronic Medical Record Platform to Identify Lost Ureteral Stents. Journal Of Endourology 2019, 33: 858-862. PMID: 31418285, DOI: 10.1089/end.2019.0382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical records platformUreteral stent placementUreteral stentsIndependent predictorsEmergent settingBlack raceInsurance statusStent placementMultivariate logistic regressionUreteral stent insertionRecord platformHealth care systemClinical characteristicsMalignant obstructionUreteral injuryPatient chartsSurgical urgencyStent explantationDischarge instructionsStent insertionUreteral stricturePotential complicationsRisk factorsUncertain etiologyUrologic conditions
2013
Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus
Abel EJ, Wood CG, Eickstaedt N, Fang JE, Kenney P, Bagrodia A, Youssef RF, Sagalowsky AI, Margulis V. Preoperative Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Predict Poor Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma and Venous Thrombus. Journal Of Urology 2013, 190: 452-457. PMID: 23434945, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative pulmonary embolismCancer-specific survivalRenal cell carcinomaPulmonary embolismPoor postoperative outcomesCell carcinomaSpecific survivalVenous thrombiPostoperative outcomesMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards analysisWorse cancer-specific survivalConsecutive patient recordsHigh-level thrombusProportional hazards analysisHigher T stagePostoperative disease recurrencePerioperative mortalityMedian followupDisease recurrenceTumor thrombusT stageTertiary hospitalEarly mortalityMulticenter study