2021
Contemporary Experience of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in the US
Chiu A, Vargas-Pinto S, Abou-Azar S, Maduka R, Man J, Peters N, Carling T, Gibson C. Contemporary Experience of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in the US. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 232: 815-821. PMID: 33766728, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomyPostoperative complicationsRetroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomyComplication rateSingle tertiary care institutionMajor postoperative complicationsMean tumor sizeMinor postoperative complicationsPostoperative day 1Majority of patientsPatient demographic characteristicsPostoperative day 3Retrospective chart reviewTertiary care institutionOutcomes of interestChart reviewPostoperative courseReadmission ratesCommon diagnosisOperative detailsTumor sizeTransabdominal approachOperative lengthMost lesionsInvasive approach
2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach