2023
Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery
Ahuja V, Gibson C, Machado N, King J. Impact of frailty on complications and length of stay after minimally invasive adrenalectomy surgery. Surgery 2023, 175: 336-341. PMID: 38049363, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrailty indexInvasive adrenalectomySurgical indicationsBenign diseaseMalignant diseaseMost adverse outcomesStay 2 daysImpact of frailtyThirty-day mortalityLength of stayRelationship of ageAdrenalectomy patientsAdrenalectomy proceduresAdrenalectomy surgeryElective adrenalectomyPerioperative outcomesAdrenal surgeryComplication rateOlder patientsAdrenal diseaseMedian lengthSurgical outcomesAdverse outcomesEndocrine disordersEndocrine diseases
2021
Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease
Wolf JH, Hassab T, D'Adamo CR, Svoboda S, Demos J, Ahuja V, Katlic M. Frailty is a stronger predictor than age for postoperative morbidity in Crohn’s disease. Surgery 2021, 170: 1061-1065. PMID: 34059345, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplified Frailty IndexNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramFrailty indexCrohn's diseaseBowel resectionPostoperative morbiditySurgical Quality Improvement ProgramLogistic regression modelingStrongest predictorQuality Improvement ProgramAggregate morbidityNSQIP definitionsPreoperative frailtyImmunosuppressive therapyPostoperative outcomesSurgical candidacyChronic natureMorbidityFunctional assessmentFrailtyResectionDiseaseOlder individualsPotential predictorsPatients
2020
Frailty is a better predictor than age for outcomes in geriatric patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy
Miller SM, Wolf J, Katlic M, D'Adamo CR, Coleman J, Ahuja V. Frailty is a better predictor than age for outcomes in geriatric patients with rectal cancer undergoing proctectomy. Surgery 2020, 168: 504-508. PMID: 32665144, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overClinical Decision-MakingFeasibility StudiesFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsProctectomyRectal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRectal cancerOlder ageFrailty indexNational Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseNational quality improvement programImprovement Program databasePoor postoperative outcomesPredictor of morbidityPrimary rectal cancerAdverse surgical outcomesQuality Improvement ProgramFrail patientsOlder patientsPatient agePostoperative outcomesGeriatric patientsGreater morbiditySurgical optionsSurgical outcomesRisk factorsProgram databaseMorbidityPatientsProctectomy