2018
Disparities in the Use of Continent Urinary Diversions after Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer
Farber N, Faiena I, Dombrovskiy V, Tabakin A, Shinder B, Patel R, Elsamra S, Jang T, Singer E, Weiss R. Disparities in the Use of Continent Urinary Diversions after Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2018, 4: 113-120. PMID: 29430511, PMCID: PMC5798533, DOI: 10.3233/blc-170162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical cystectomyIleal conduitIn-hospital complicationsContinent diversionIn-hospital costsLength of stayCD rateBladder cancerMuscle-invasive bladder cancerMalignant bladder neoplasmsMultivariate logistic regression analysisOverall postoperative complicationsAssociated with higher ratesContinent urinary diversionNational Inpatient SampleAssociated with lower ratesLogistic regression analysisUrban teaching centersGeographic disparitiesLarge hospitalsBladder neoplasmsPostoperative complicationsUrinary diversionPatient demographicsStandard treatment
2017
Bowel preparation prior to reconstructive urologic surgery in pediatric myelomeningocele patients.
Farber N, Davis R, Grimsby G, Shinder B, Cannon G, Jacobs M, Ost M, Schneck F, Stephany H, Gargollo P, Dwyer M. Bowel preparation prior to reconstructive urologic surgery in pediatric myelomeningocele patients. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2017, 24: 9038-9042. PMID: 28971794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical bowel preparationReconstructive urologic surgeryBowel preparationUrological surgeryPostoperative complicationsPerioperative measuresStatistically significant differencePostoperative outcomesPediatric patientsMyelomeningocele patientsSignificant differencePreoperative mechanical bowel preparationPreoperative bowel preparationStandard of careAugmentation cystoplastyComplication rateUrinary diversionNo significant differenceRandomized studyPatient populationOperative timeSurgeryComplicationsPatientsMyelomeningocele