2021
Relationship of surgeon experience and outcomes of surgery for degenerative mitral valve disease
Yousef S, Singh S, Mullan CW, Dey P, Mori M, Brooks C, Bin Mahmood SU, Hashim S, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A. Relationship of surgeon experience and outcomes of surgery for degenerative mitral valve disease. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2021, 36: 2621-2627. PMID: 33896034, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative mitral valve diseaseMitral valve diseaseValve diseaseSurgeon experienceExperienced surgeonsShorter cross-clamp timeCox proportional hazards methodCross-clamp timeWorse comorbidity profileIndependent risk factorMitral valve surgeryOutcome of surgeryKaplan-Meier curvesMitral regurgitation recurrenceProportional hazards methodsOperations/yearValve surgeryEmergent operationMeier curvesPatient characteristicsRegurgitation recurrenceComorbidity profilesRisk factorsSevere MRHazards methods
2019
Pediatric thymectomy: a study of national trends in demographics, short-term outcomes, and cost
Catalano MA, Mullan CW, Rich BS, Glick RD. Pediatric thymectomy: a study of national trends in demographics, short-term outcomes, and cost. Pediatric Surgery International 2019, 35: 749-757. PMID: 31119357, DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04486-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesMyasthenia gravisRetrospective cross-sectional analysisOverall morbidity rateShorter hospital staySingle-institution cohortHospital discharge recordsLength of stayCross-sectional analysisMethodsThe KidsHospital deathHospital stayRespiratory complicationsPatient characteristicsCommon indicationLow morbidityPediatric patientsPediatric populationThymic neoplasmsHispanic raceInpatient DatabaseMorbidity rateMore complicationsSurgical approachRisk factors