Earlier Is Better: Evaluating the Timing of Tracheostomy After Liver Transplantation
Miller SM, Jean RA, Chiu AS, Oliveira K, Yoo PS. Earlier Is Better: Evaluating the Timing of Tracheostomy After Liver Transplantation. Respiratory Care 2020, 65: 1883-1888. PMID: 32788317, DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLiver TransplantationRetrospective StudiesTracheostomyConceptsOrthotopic liver transplantationEarly tracheostomyLiver transplantationHospital mortalityRespiratory failureDay 14Cox proportional hazards modelCharlson Comorbidity IndexTiming of tracheostomyProportional hazards modelLate tracheostomyComorbidity indexProlonged hospitalizationFavorable outcomeRetrospective analysisTracheostomyHazards modelTransplantationPatient samplesMortalityStayQuick dischargeSubjectsHospitalizationFailureThe Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis
Oliveira K, Jean RA, Gonsai R, Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Ahuja V. The Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 436-441. PMID: 32619858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAppendectomyAppendicitisConservative TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNonoperative managementAcute appendicitisNational Readmission DatabaseOdds of readmissionCause readmission rateRisk of readmissionTraditional operative approachMultivariable linear regressionMore comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationReadmission ratesSurgical managementAdult admissionsOperative approachPatient burdenAppendicitisPatientsSix monthsAppendectomyReadmissionSignificant increaseMost casesLinear regressionManagementComorbidities