2019
Missed psychosocial risk factors during routine preoperative evaluations are associated with increased complications after elective cancer surgery
Meyers PM, Leeds IL, Enumah ZO, Burkhart RA, He J, Haut ER, Efron JE, Johnston FM. Missed psychosocial risk factors during routine preoperative evaluations are associated with increased complications after elective cancer surgery. Surgery 2019, 166: 177-183. PMID: 31160060, PMCID: PMC8828252, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDigestive System NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative CarePrognosisPsychologyRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisConceptsPsychosocial risk factorsRisk factorsChart reviewCancer surgeryPostoperative outcomesComplication ratePreoperative evaluationThirty-day postoperative complicationsTertiary academic medical centerAbdominal cancer surgeryElective cancer surgeryPatient's preoperative evaluationRoutine preoperative evaluationOverall complication rateRetrospective chart reviewWorse postoperative outcomesPreoperative risk stratificationIndividual risk factorsAcademic medical centerInadequate social supportPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsMajor complicationsRisk stratificationFormal screening
2018
Malnutrition increases the risk of 30-day complications after surgery in pediatric patients with Crohn disease
Ladd MR, Garcia AV, Leeds IL, Haney C, Oliva-Hemker MM, Alaish S, Boss E, Rhee DS. Malnutrition increases the risk of 30-day complications after surgery in pediatric patients with Crohn disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2018, 53: 2336-2345. PMID: 29843908, PMCID: PMC8841062, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCrohn's diseaseAge z-scoreBowel surgeryPediatric patientsACS NSQIP-Pediatric databaseZ-scoreMajor bowel surgeryNSQIP-Pediatric databaseOdds of complicationsOverall complication ratePediatric CD patientsDegree of malnutritionSeverity of malnutritionEffects of malnutritionCDC growth chartsEffects of malnourishmentASA classImportant screening toolMalnutrition effectsPostoperative complicationsCD patientsComplication rateElective surgeryMultivariable analysisSevere malnutrition