2023
Emergent Applications of Machine Learning for Diagnosing and Managing Appendicitis: A State-of-the-Art Review
Bhandarkar S, Tsutsumi A, Schneider E, Ong C, Paredes L, Brackett A, Ahuja V. Emergent Applications of Machine Learning for Diagnosing and Managing Appendicitis: A State-of-the-Art Review. Surgical Infections 2023, 25: 7-18. PMID: 38150507, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2023.201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial intelligence toolsNew artificial intelligence toolsArtificial neural networkSupport vector machineMachine learning-based toolLearning-based toolIntelligence toolsMachine learningUse casesNeural networkVector machineRandom forestAverage accuracyNovel solutionMachineEmergent applicationsAlgorithmOptimal modelQueriesHigh operator dependencyArt reviewAccuracyToolNetworkOperator dependencyAn Evaluation of Sex-Based Differences in Surrogate Consent for Older Adults Undergoing Surgical Intervention
Nagarkatti N, Miller S, Ahuja V, Schneider E, Mohanty S, Kodadek L. An Evaluation of Sex-Based Differences in Surrogate Consent for Older Adults Undergoing Surgical Intervention. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 288: 246-251. PMID: 37030182, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative cognitive impairmentMale patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients age 65Preoperative cognitive statusQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateSex-based differencesFemale patientsPatient sexSurgical interventionStratified analysisFacets of medicineAge 75American CollegePatientsAge 65Cognitive statusDescriptive studyOlder adultsAge categoriesPalliative Care in a Pandemic: A Multicenter Cohort of Critically Ill Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Kodadek L, Moore M, Miller S, Schneider E, Ahuja V, Maerz L, Davis K. Palliative Care in a Pandemic: A Multicenter Cohort of Critically Ill Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Surgical Infections 2023, 24: 190-198. PMID: 36757283, PMCID: PMC10081705, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2022.377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitPalliative careIll patientsCoronavirus disease 2019Life careClinical characteristicsMechanical ventilationDisease 2019Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPalliative care consultationPalliative care servicesCOVID-19Outcomes of interestHospital lengthAdult patientsComorbid diseasesDisease courseMulticenter cohortCare unitCare consultationsVaccination dataPatients
2022
Indoor Versus Outdoor: Does Occupational Sunlight Exposure Increase Melanoma Risk? A Systematic Review
Maduka R, Tai K, Gonsai R, DeWalt N, Chetty A, Brackett A, Olino K, Schneider E, Ahuja V. Indoor Versus Outdoor: Does Occupational Sunlight Exposure Increase Melanoma Risk? A Systematic Review. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 283: 274-281. PMID: 36423476, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous melanomaSystematic reviewOutdoor occupationsGrading of RecommendationsChronic occupational exposureRetrospective case controlInternational Prospective RegisterNew cancer casesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsInitial database searchFull-text screeningCutaneous melanoma developmentEvidence certaintyCohort studyScreening recommendationsCommon cancerRisk factorsStudy protocolProspective RegisterCase ascertainmentCancer casesOccupational exposureStudy qualityCase controlSurrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients
Miller SM, Nagarkatti N, Ahuja V, Schneider EB, Mohanty S, Rosenthal RA, Kodadek LM. Surrogate consent for surgery among older adult patients. Surgery 2022, 172: 1748-1752. PMID: 36123180, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHalf of patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentHigher comorbidity burdenOlder adult patientsComorbidity burdenPreoperative disabilityAdult patientsOlder patientsFemale patientsSurgical interventionElective proceduresSurgical proceduresHealth characteristicsAmerican CollegeDaily livingOwn consentPatientsOlder adultsImpairmentSurgeryConsentDescriptive analysisFurther researchDiagnosis