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
Stakeholder Engagement Significantly Decreased Colorectal Surgical Site Infections
Salous AK, D'Adamo CR, Rubin J, Zweigle J, Cantos EA, Lopez-Perez M, Lannom M, Dodenhoff SM, Coleman J, Ahuja V. Stakeholder Engagement Significantly Decreased Colorectal Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections 2020, 22: 305-309. PMID: 32697676, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2019.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsColorectal NeoplasmsColorectal SurgeryDigestive System Surgical ProceduresHumansStakeholder ParticipationSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsColorectal surgical site infectionsSurgical site infectionSite infectionMultivariable logistic regression modelingColorectal surgical proceduresCare delivery modelsRegression modelingSpectrum of careUse of endoscopyBetter clinical guidelinesLogistic regression modelingElectronic medical record systemMedical record systemPatient populationPotential confoundersClinical guidelinesCommunity hospitalProcedure typeModifiable targetsInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresCare providersEducational sessionsPatientsEngagement interventionsPreoperative Nutritional Status Predicts Major Morbidity After Primary Rectal Cancer Resection
Wolf JH, Ahuja V, D'Adamo CR, Coleman J, Katlic M, Blumberg D. Preoperative Nutritional Status Predicts Major Morbidity After Primary Rectal Cancer Resection. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 325-331. PMID: 32593891, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedNutritional StatusPostoperative ComplicationsRectal NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsOrgan space infectionRectal cancer resectionSurgical outcomesRectal cancerRenal failureCancer resectionAdverse outcomesMultivariate regression modelPrimary rectal cancer resectionPreoperative nutritional statusQuality Initiative ProgramCurrent Procedural Terminology codesTime of surgeryRectal cancer surgeryBody mass indexPrimary rectal cancerAdverse surgical outcomesState of malnutritionEffects of malnutritionProcedural Terminology codesChi-square testHigh rateStudent's t-testDiseases 9/10Major morbidity
2016
Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection
Laurence G, Ahuja V, Bell T, Grim R, Ahuja N. Locally advanced primary recto-sigmoid cancers: Improved survival with multivisceral resection. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 214: 432-436. PMID: 28082009, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivisceral resectionAdvanced colorectal cancerColorectal cancerCancer patientsYear survivalNon-metastatic colorectal cancerRadiation treatmentRecto-sigmoid cancerFive-year survivalSignificant associated morbidityKaplan-Meier analysisExtensive surgical proceduresGreatest survival advantageEligible patientsAssociated morbiditySelect patientsMeier analysisStandard surgeryRadical operationSEER dataAdjacent organsSurgical proceduresSurvival advantagePatientsSurgical specialists