2020
Temporal Trends in Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Oncologists in the Medicare Population
Jairam V, Yang DX, Pasha S, Soulos PR, Gross CP, Yu JB, Park HS. Temporal Trends in Opioid Prescribing Patterns Among Oncologists in the Medicare Population. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2020, 113: 274-281. PMID: 32785685, PMCID: PMC7936059, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidCohort StudiesDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHumansMaleMedicareOncologistsPractice Patterns, Physicians'United StatesConceptsOpioid-prescribing ratesOpioid prescribingOpioid Prescribing PatternsOpioid-prescribing guidelinesUS opioid epidemicPalliative care providersMultivariable negative binomial regressionNoncancer populationsPrescribing patternsPrescribing ratesSymptom managementCancer survivorsOpioid epidemicDrug claimsCare providersMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesPrescribingOncologistsNononcologistsNegative binomial regressionOpioidsBinomial regressionPatientsAnnual numberNational trends in the management of patients with positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy
Ghabili K, Park HS, Yu JB, Sprenkle PC, Kim SP, Nguyen KA, Ma X, Gross CP, Leapman MS. National trends in the management of patients with positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy. World Journal Of Urology 2020, 39: 1141-1151. PMID: 32562045, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03298-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHumansMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodPractice Patterns, Physicians'ProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyPositive surgical marginsUse of ADTPost-prostatectomy radiation therapyRadiation therapySurgical marginsRadical prostatectomyInitial courseNode-negative prostate cancerPost-operative radiation therapyMultivariable logistic regression modelNational Cancer DatabaseAdverse pathologic featuresManagement of patientsPost-operative managementLogistic regression modelsDeprivation therapySurgical cancersPrimary endpointRT useSecondary endpointsPathologic characteristicsPathologic featuresUninsured statusCancer Database
2017
Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns
Corso CD, Park HS, Moreno AC, Kim AW, Yu JB, Husain ZA, Decker RH. Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 358-361. PMID: 25503436, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDatabases, FactualHumansLung NeoplasmsPractice Patterns, Physicians'RadiosurgeryRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseStage I non-small cell lung cancer patientsUse of SBRTNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsStage I NSCLCMajority of patientsClinical practice patternsLung cancer patientsBody radiation therapyMedian BED10SBRT useDosing guidelinesRetrospective studyCancer patientsPrescription trendsCancer DatabasePractice patternsRadiation therapyPatientsDose prescriptionGyRegimensCommon prescriptionHypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival
Bledsoe TJ, Park HS, Stahl JM, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djx042. PMID: 28521361, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage glottic cancerOverall survivalGlottic cancerMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreClinical T1 diseaseImproved overall survivalHigh-volume centersProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testPatterns of careRadiation treatment schedulesLarge national databaseCT2 diseaseDefinitive radiotherapyT1 diseaseHypofractionated radiotherapyImproved survivalMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsHazards regressionNetwork guidelines
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