2020
Feasibility and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Conjunction With Addiction Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs.
Price CN, Solomon DA, Johnson JA, Montgomery MW, Martin B, Suzuki J. Feasibility and Safety of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy in Conjunction With Addiction Treatment for People Who Inject Drugs. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2020, 222: s494-s498. PMID: 32877541, PMCID: PMC7566637, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapyParenteral antimicrobial therapyAntimicrobial therapyAddiction treatmentSerious infectionsCentral catheter line complicationsCourse of antibioticsMost common infectionsIntravenous antibioticsEpidural abscessOPAT programCommon infectionsJoint infectionRetrospective studyInfectionTherapyPWIDTreatmentDrugsAntibioticsReadmissionAbscessBacteremiaEndocarditisComplications
2013
Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: Effect on Quality of Life and Female Sexual Function
Wood SG, Solomon D, Panait L, Bell RL, Duffy AJ, Roberts KE. Transvaginal Cholecystectomy: Effect on Quality of Life and Female Sexual Function. JAMA Surgery 2013, 148: 435-438. PMID: 23677408, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale sexual functionQuality of lifeSexual functionTransvaginal cholecystectomyFemale patientsFemale sexual function scoresTertiary academic referral centerHybrid transvaginal cholecystectomyProspective cohort studyAcademic referral centerConsecutive female patientsSexual function scoresBody mass indexStandard laparoscopic instrumentsNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryTransluminal endoscopic surgeryTransvaginal trocarReferral centerCohort studyUmbilical trocarOperative timeSingle surgeonLess painMass indexMean age
2011
Female Sexual Function After Pure Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Cohort Study
Solomon D, Lentz R, Duffy AJ, Bell RL, Roberts KE. Female Sexual Function After Pure Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Cohort Study. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2011, 16: 183-187. PMID: 21997432, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1706-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaireFemale sexual functionTransvaginal appendectomyLaparoscopic appendectomySexual functionNatural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryFSFI scoreCohort studyTransvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgeryFemale sexual function scoresBaseline FSFI scoresPostoperative sexual functionTraditional laparoscopic appendectomyUnderwent laparoscopic appendectomyProspective cohort studySexual function scoresT-testUnpaired t-testTransluminal endoscopic surgeryFSFI resultsAcute appendicitisFSFI domainsFunction scoresTransvaginal surgerySexual sequelaeAn evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy
Solomon DG, Sasaki CT, Salem RR. An evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 467-471. PMID: 21906717, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnastomosis, SurgicalAnastomotic LeakChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesContrast MediaDiagnostic Tests, RoutineEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentThoracotomyTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsContrast radiographyAnastomotic leakContrast esophagographyTranshiatal esophagectomyAnastomotic integrityScreening testRoutine useSame single surgeonAnastomotic leak rateOverall leak rateModality of detectionCervical anastomosisConsecutive patientsSingle surgeonAdditional patientsClinical managementContrast studiesPatient managementEsophagectomyPatientsLeak ratePharyngolaryngoesophagectomyMost leaksEsophagographyRadiography
2010
Accepting a donor kidney: an evaluation of patients’ and transplant surgeons’ priorities
Solomon DA, Rabidou N, Kulkarni S, Formica R, Fraenkel L. Accepting a donor kidney: an evaluation of patients’ and transplant surgeons’ priorities. Clinical Transplantation 2010, 25: 786-793. PMID: 20964716, PMCID: PMC4846340, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01342.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney qualityDonor kidneysTransplant surgeonsEvaluation of patientsMann-Whitney U testTransplant outcomesPatient characteristicsSpearman correlation coefficientPatient prioritiesWaiting listPatientsAvailable kidneysClinical practiceSurgeon rankingsKidneyU testSurgeonsCategorical variablesPatient autonomyComputer surveyCorrelation coefficientTransplantationFactorsGreat valueSingle-port cholecystectomy: small scar, short learning curve
Solomon D, Bell RL, Duffy AJ, Roberts KE. Single-port cholecystectomy: small scar, short learning curve. Surgical Endoscopy 2010, 24: 2954-2957. PMID: 20401494, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1070-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative timeSingle-port cholecystectomyLength of stayLaparoscopic cholecystectomyFellowship-trained laparoscopic surgeonSingle-port laparoscopic cholecystectomyLearning curveSingle-port laparoscopic surgeryConventional laparoscopic cholecystectomyPatient demographic dataVertical transumbilical incisionShort learning curveMainstream clinical practiceCephalad retractionResultsFifty-twoNonobese patientsTransumbilical incisionObese patientsOpen cholecystectomyComplication rateAverage BMICystic ductGallbladder fundusFirst quintileLaparoscopic surgery
2009
Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Surgeon’s Initial Experience with 56 Consecutive Cases and a Review of the Literature
Roberts KE, Solomon D, Duffy AJ, Bell RL. Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Surgeon’s Initial Experience with 56 Consecutive Cases and a Review of the Literature. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2009, 14: 506-510. PMID: 19967564, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-1116-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicCholecystitisCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLaparoscopesLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPain, PostoperativePostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonographyYoung AdultConceptsSingle-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomySurgeon's initial experienceLaparoscopic cholecystectomyInitial experienceFour-port laparoscopic cholecystectomySingle surgeon’s initial experienceConventional laparoscopic cholecystectomyIncision laparoscopic cholecystectomyLength of stayInvasive surgical optionVertical transumbilical incisionCephalad retractionTransumbilical incisionOpen cholecystectomyComplication rateAverage BMIOperative timeSurgical optionsCystic ductConsecutive casesSurgical incisionVeress techniqueLateral retractionCholecystectomyRetrieval bag