2012
Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Martin L, Fischer U, Robinson E, Ko T. Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: e292-4. PMID: 22691335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute DiseaseCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicCholelithiasisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGallstonesHumansIleal DiseasesIleusLaparotomyMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeSpontaneous Gallbladder Perforation in Acalculous Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis
Martin L, Fischer U, Potts J, Ko T. Spontaneous Gallbladder Perforation in Acalculous Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis. The American Surgeon 2012, 78: 8-9. PMID: 22273285, DOI: 10.1177/000313481207800105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbdomen, AcuteAcalculous CholecystitisAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansLaparoscopyMalePostoperative ComplicationsRupture, Spontaneous
2005
Risk stratification models fail to predict hospital costs of cardiac surgery patients
Hekmat K, Raabe A, Kroener A, Fischer U, Suedkamp M, Geissler H, Schwinger R, Kampe S, Mehlhorn U. Risk stratification models fail to predict hospital costs of cardiac surgery patients. Clinical Research In Cardiology 2005, 94: 748-753. PMID: 16258777, DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk stratification modelLength of stayTotal hospital costsCardiac surgical patientsHospital costsStratification modelSurgical patientsICU LOSCardiac surgery patientsConsecutive adult patientsPreoperative diagnostic testsICU staySurgery patientsAdult patientsCardiac surgeryRisk stratificationSpearman correlation coefficientProspective studyMean ageResultsA totalMethodsBetween OctoberMortality ratePatientsLinear regression analysisRoom costs