2019
Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis
Freedman-Weiss MR, Chiu AS, Caty MG, Solomon DG. Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1105-1110. PMID: 31209278, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0405-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHirschsprung's diseaseLength of stayDays of ageDesignRetrospective reviewPostoperative stayOperative morbidityReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeGestational ageOptimal timingSecond monthMultivariate linear regressionStayDiseaseReadmissionComplicationsPatientsDaysAgeOutcomesGroupLinear regressionMorbidityNSQIPInfants
2008
Stapled tapering coloplasty to manage colon interposition graft redundancy for long gap esophageal atresia
Hartin CW, Escobar MA, Yamout SZ, Caty MG. Stapled tapering coloplasty to manage colon interposition graft redundancy for long gap esophageal atresia. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2008, 43: 2311-2314. PMID: 19040963, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-gap esophageal atresiaGap esophageal atresiaEsophageal atresiaEsophageal replacementCervical anastomotic leakLong gap atresiaAnastomotic leakColon graftTherapeutic challengeColon interpositionEsophageal continuityPediatric surgeonsGraft redundancyAtresiaColonColoplastyPatientsComplicationsStrictureGraftInfantsInterpositionRefluxSurgeons