2022
Risk Factors for the Failure of Non-operative Management Among Patients Admitted for Colonic Diverticulitis
Guerra M, Chiu A, Chilakamarry S, Jean R, Brandt W, Ruangvoravat L, Davis K. Risk Factors for the Failure of Non-operative Management Among Patients Admitted for Colonic Diverticulitis. The American Surgeon 2022, 89: 4552-4558. PMID: 35986004, DOI: 10.1177/00031348221121546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDiverticulitisDiverticulitis, ColonicDrainageHospitalizationHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsNon-operative managementNational Inpatient SamplePercutaneous drainageUnplanned admissionsOperative interventionOperative resectionAcute diverticular diseaseMultiple clinical covariatesDay of admissionHospital day 1Subset of patientsProportional hazards regressionColonic diverticulitisDiverticular diseaseColonic resectionClinical factorsPercutaneous drainHazards regressionInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisOperative rateRisk factorsPeritoneal abscessesClinical covariatesGastrointestinal diseases
2011
Morbidity and mortality after hepatic and pancreatic resections: results from one surgeon at a low-volume urban hospital over thirty years
Schwartz G, Swan R, Ruangvoravat L, Attiyeh F. Morbidity and mortality after hepatic and pancreatic resections: results from one surgeon at a low-volume urban hospital over thirty years. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 201: 438-444. PMID: 21421096, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic resectionHepatic resectionSurgeon trainingLow-volume centersLow-volume institutionsAdequate surgeon trainingLow-volume hospitalsCentral pancreatectomyExtended lobectomyWedge resectionDistal pancreatectomyRetrospective reviewSurrogate markerResectionHospital volumeMorbidityUrban hospitalsEtiology of diseaseEtiologyMortalitySurgeonsLobectomyPancreatectomyNational databasePerioperative system