2020
Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015
Lee V, Camp C, Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB. Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 67-73. PMID: 33404319, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsFirearm injuriesDepartment visitsInjury dataSignificant public health problemEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesPublic health problemFirearm-related injuriesPatient ageEmergency departmentRisk factorsDepartment databaseNumber of childrenSignificant burdenImmense burdenHealth problemsDeath dataInjuryVisitsUnited StatesBurdenDescriptive analysisSafety measures
2016
Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Outcomes in Patients with Concurrent Brain Metastases
Colaco RJ, Park HS, Laurans MS, Chiang VS, Yu JB, Husain ZA. Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Outcomes in Patients with Concurrent Brain Metastases. Cureus 2016, 8: e679. PMID: 27563505, PMCID: PMC4985044, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine stereotactic body radiotherapyConcurrent brain metastasisStereotactic body radiotherapyOverall survivalSpine metastasesLocal controlBrain metastasesMultivariable analysisOne-year local controlOne-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards regressionMedian patient ageProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testMann-Whitney testCBM patientsSurvival prognosticatorPain controlComplete stagingPatient ageSpinal metastasesClinical outcomesHazards regressionRadioresistant histologiesBody radiotherapy
2015
Growing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States
Rutter CE, Park HS, Killelea BK, Evans SB. Growing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 2378-2386. PMID: 25564175, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4334-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUse of mastectomyYounger patientsHigh-risk histopathologic featuresNational Cancer Data BaseGreater medical comorbidityRate of mastectomyYounger patient ageBreast conservation therapyMultivariable logistic regressionHigh tumor gradeProportion of womenBackgroundDuctal carcinomaPreinvasive formExtensive diseaseMastectomy ratesMedical comorbiditiesPatient ageConservation therapyDuctal carcinomaHistopathologic featuresExcellent outcomesProphylactic mastectomySurgical choiceTumor grade
2009
Outcomes From 3144 Adrenalectomies in the United States: Which Matters More, Surgeon Volume or Specialty?
Park HS, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Outcomes From 3144 Adrenalectomies in the United States: Which Matters More, Surgeon Volume or Specialty? JAMA Surgery 2009, 144: 1060-1067. PMID: 19917944, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Gland NeoplasmsAdrenalectomyAdultAgedClinical CompetenceCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital CostsHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'ProbabilityRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSpecializationSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWorkloadConceptsHigh-volume surgeonsSurgeon volumeHospital volumeMore complicationsGeneral surgeonsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleRetrospective cohort analysisNationwide Inpatient SampleLow-volume surgeonsPredictors of costsInpatient hospital costsTotal inpatient hospital costsHospital complicationsHospital lengthAdrenal volumeClinical characteristicsHospital factorsAdrenal diseaseIndependent predictorsLonger LOSPatient ageSurgeon specialtyInpatient SampleHospital costsLaparoscopic expertise