Sharp, Victoria Bazzi, Rola Hecht, Jason P
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Surgery open science
Trauma outcomes can be greatly affected by antiplatelet and anticoagulant (AP/AC) use. The goal of this study was to compare outcomes in trauma patients on AP/AC undergoing emergent surgery for thoracoabdominal trauma at 35 level 1 and 2 trauma centers from 2014 to 2021. This was a retrospective cohort study of 2460 adult patients with a chest, abd...
Das, Sanjay Gu, Lin Eve, Claire Trustram Parrish, Joshua De Hoedt, Amanda M McKee, Chad Aronson, William Freedland, Stephen J Williams, Stephen B
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Clinical genitourinary cancer
Prior studies suggest that white light cystoscopy (WLC) alone can fail to detect cases of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) vs. blue light cystoscopy (BLC). We describe bladder cancer outcomes and the impact of BLC among NMIBC patients in an equal access setting. We assessed 378 NMIBC patients within the Veterans Affairs system that had a ...
Li, Ben Verma, Raj Beaton, Derek Tamim, Hani Hussain, Mohamad A Hoballah, Jamal J Lee, Douglas S Wijeysundera, Duminda N de Mestral, Charles Mamdani, Muhammad
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Journal of vascular surgery
Open surgical treatment options for aortoiliac occlusive disease carry significant perioperative risks; however, outcome prediction tools remain limited. Using machine learning (ML), we developed automated algorithms that predict 30-day outcomes following open aortoiliac revascularization. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) t...
Richardson, Shannon Chervu, Nikhil Mabeza, Russyan Cho, Nam Ng, Ayesha Verma, Arjun Vadlakonda, Amulya Bakhtiyar, Syed Benharash, Peyman
BACKGROUND: The optimal timing of surgical intervention for small bowel obstruction (SBO) remains debated. METHODS: All adults admitted for SBO were identified in the 2018-2019 National Inpatient Sample. Patients undergoing small bowel resection or lysis of adhesion after three days were considered part of the Delayed cohort. All others were classi...
Carter, Hannah E. Allen, Michelle J. Toohey, Liam A. McPhail, Steven M. Drew, Michael K.
Background: Value-based healthcare provider reimbursement models have been proposed as an alternative to traditional fee-for-service arrangements that can align financial reimbursement more closely to the outcomes of value to patients and society. This study aimed to investigate stakeholder perceptions and experiences of different reimbursement sys...
Pearlman, Ross L O'Hern, Keegan J Demer, Addison M Zeng, Cindy Liszewski, Walter
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Archives of dermatological research
Costigan, Caoimhe Balgobin, Steve Zappitelli, Michael
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Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex syndrome which affects a significant proportion of hospitalized children. The breadth and impact of AKI on health outcomes in both adults and children have come to the fore in recent years with increasing awareness encouraging research advancement. Despite this, management strategies for most types of AKI rema...
Im, Somin Kim, Kyung Hwan Sohn, Suk Ho Kang, Yoonjin Kim, Ji Seong Choi, Jae Woong
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Journal of chest surgery
Edwards Intuity is recognized as a relatively contraindicated bioprosthesis for bicuspid aortic valve disease. This study compared the early echocardiographic and clinical outcomes of rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement for bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valves. Of 278 patients who underwent rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement using I...
Teppo, Konsta Airaksinen, K E Juhani Jaakkola, Jussi Halminen, Olli Linna, Miika Haukka, Jari Putaala, Jukka Mustonen, Pirjo Kinnunen, Janne Hartikainen, Juha
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European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes
Guidelines on the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) have evolved significantly during the past two decades, but the concurrent developments in real-life management and prognosis of AF are unknown. We assessed trends in the treatment and outcomes of patients with incident AF between 2007 and 2017. The registry-based nationwide FinACAF (Finnish ...
Chaudhry, Hunza Sohal, Aalam Patel, Jay Dukovic, Dino Singh, Ishandeep Kalra, Shivam Yang, Juliana
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Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract