2024
American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes
Taylor C, Wang T, Baskin A, Sinco B, Hughes T, Boffa D, Boughey J, Dossett L. American College of Surgeons Operative Standards and Breast Cancer Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2446345. PMID: 39565622, PMCID: PMC11579798, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of SurgeonsSentinel lymph node biopsyAxillary lymph node dissectionInvasive breast cancerLymph node yieldNodal positivity rateShort-term oncological outcomesBreast cancerCohort studyNational Cancer DatabaseNodal yieldAmerican CollegeFacility-level variationNodal upstaging rateCohort study of womenUpstaging rateOncological outcomesNode yieldHospital registry dataPotential associationStudy of womenAxillary surgeryCollege of SurgeonsMain OutcomesPoisson regressionIdentifying Opportunities to Deliver High‐Quality Cancer Care Across a Health System: A Clinical Responsibility
Shah H, Cohen O, Bourdillon A, Burtness B, Boffa D, Young M, Judson B, Mehra S. Identifying Opportunities to Deliver High‐Quality Cancer Care Across a Health System: A Clinical Responsibility. Otolaryngology 2024, 171: 445-456. PMID: 38606669, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral squamous cell carcinomaHealth systemCancer careLymph node yieldDeliver high-quality cancer careHigh-quality cancer careBaseline quality of careReporting of Observational StudiesFragmentation of careQuality of careFacility typeCommunity facilitiesOdds of positive surgical marginsAssociated with increased oddsPositive surgical margin rateCombination groupAcademic centersPositive surgical marginsTreating facility typeSurgical margin ratePrimary outcome measureSquamous cell carcinomaGuideline-adherent treatmentCombined careEpidemiology guidelines
2014
Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer
Dhamija A, Rosen J, Dhamija A, Rothberg BE, Kim A, Detterbeck F, Boffa D. Learning Curve to Lymph Node Resection in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer. Innovations Technology And Techniques In Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgery 2014, 9: 286-291. DOI: 10.1177/155698451400900405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymph node yieldComplete resectionInvasive esophagectomyNode yieldSurgeon experienceMinimally Invasive EsophagectomyLymph node resectionSingle-surgeon seriesHigh-grade dysplasiaNode resectionComplete lymphadenectomyLymph nodesSurgical marginsOncologic efficacyRetrospective reviewNegative marginsOncologic aspectsEsophageal cancerInstitutional databaseInvasive approachLate subgroupsOpen approachMultivariate analysisResectionSafe alternative