2024
Further insights into MARS 2
Zhan P, Boffa D, Woodard G. Further insights into MARS 2. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2024, 12: e52. PMID: 39214641, DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(24)00251-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvival Among Patients With High-Risk Gastrointestinal Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Janczewski L, Browner A, Cotler J, Palis B, Chan K, Joung R, Bentrem D, Merkow R, Boffa D, Nelson H. Survival Among Patients With High-Risk Gastrointestinal Cancers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e240160. PMID: 38441896, PMCID: PMC10915687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IV diseaseRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyQuality care deliveryIV diseaseOperative mortalityHigh riskPandemic-related stressorsAssociated with increased 1-year mortalityDiagnosis of stage IMultivariate logistic regressionCOVID-19 pandemicCare deliveryNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier curvesEvaluate 30-dayMain OutcomesFollow-up dataCancer communityPrepandemic levelsLogistic regressionCancer DatabaseCOVID-19COVID-19 infectionMalignant neoplasms
2023
Alterations in Cancer Treatment During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Janczewski L, Cotler J, Merkow R, Palis B, Nelson H, Mullett T, Boffa D. Alterations in Cancer Treatment During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340148. PMID: 37902756, PMCID: PMC10616721, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseCancer treatmentAcademic hospitalCommunity hospitalMAIN OUTCOMECOVID-19 pandemicProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyAvailability of treatmentFirst yearUnderwent surgeryCohort studyMedian ageCancer surgeryMedian timeTreatment of cancerCancer careTreatment modalitiesCancer screeningCancer DatabaseMedian travel distancePatientsHospitalSurgeryCancerDisruption of National Cancer Database Data Models in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lum S, Browner A, Palis B, Nelson H, Boffa D, Nogueira L, Hawhee V, McCabe R, Mullett T, Wick E. Disruption of National Cancer Database Data Models in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: 643-650. PMID: 37043215, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.0652.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Evaluation of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reliability of Cancer Surveillance Data in the National Cancer Database
Nogueira L, Palis B, Boffa D, Lum S, Yabroff K, Nelson H. Evaluation of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Reliability of Cancer Surveillance Data in the National Cancer Database. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 30: 2087-2093. PMID: 36539579, PMCID: PMC9767395, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12935-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Del Rossi E, Hindinger K, Walters S, Ermer T, Ratner E, Mitchell MR, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo PS, Morton JM, Zurich HB, Davis K, Ahuja N. Results of COVID-minimal Surgical Pathway During Surge-phase of COVID-19 Pandemic. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: e316-e320. PMID: 33086321, PMCID: PMC7668334, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infectionSurgical pathwayCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommon surgical indicationsUrgent cancer treatmentOutcomes of patientsCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 testingCOVID-19 positive peoplePathway patientsPostoperative periodTimely surgeryHospital admissionMedian ageSurgical indicationsUrgent operationMedian lengthCancer patientsGenitourinary tractEmergency roomBACKGROUND DATASurgical proceduresPatient statusPandemic Recovery Using a COVID-Minimal Cancer Surgery Pathway
Boffa DJ, Judson BL, Billingsley KG, Galetta D, Fontanez P, Odermatt C, Lindner K, Mitchell MR, Henderson CM, Carafeno T, Pinto J, Wagner J, Ancuta M, Beley P, Turner AL, Banack T, Laurans MS, Johnson DC, Yoo P, Morton JM, Zurich H, Davis K, Ahuja N. Pandemic Recovery Using a COVID-Minimal Cancer Surgery Pathway. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 718-724. PMID: 32417195, PMCID: PMC7227551, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgery pathwayHospital-acquired COVID-19 infectionLarge academic medical centerCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCOVID-19 infectionPatient care pathwayAcademic medical centerDisease 2019 pandemicHealth care deliveryOnly surgerySurgery populationElective surgeryPatient survivalRisk of exposureProtection of patientsCare pathwayNosocomial infectionsMedical CenterCare deliverySurgical activityHospitalPatientsSurgeryMost hospitalsCOVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa DJ, Broderick SR, Brown LM, Carrott P, Clark JM, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones DR, Kidane B, Kim AW, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid RA, Meyerson SL, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell DD, Phillips JD, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese TK, Wakeam E, Wood DE. COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2020, 160: 601-605. PMID: 32689703, PMCID: PMC7146695, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusClinical Decision-MakingConsensusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Services Needs and DemandHost Microbial InteractionsHumansNeeds AssessmentOccupational HealthPandemicsPatient SafetyPatient SelectionPneumonia, ViralRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Thoracic NeoplasmsThoracic Surgical ProceduresTime-to-TreatmentTriageCOVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network
Network I, Antonoff M, Backhus L, Boffa D, Broderick S, Brown L, Carrott P, Clark J, Cooke D, David E, Facktor M, Farjah F, Grogan E, Isbell J, Jones D, Kidane B, Kim A, Keshavjee S, Krantz S, Lui N, Martin L, Meguid R, Meyerson S, Mullett T, Nelson H, Odell D, Phillips J, Puri V, Rusch V, Shulman L, Varghese T, Wakeam E, Wood D. COVID-19 Guidance for Triage of Operations for Thoracic Malignancies: A Consensus Statement From Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2020, 110: 692-696. PMID: 32278755, PMCID: PMC7146713, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research