2024
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Assessing the Incremental Costs Associated With Failure-To-Rescue After Elective Colorectal SurgeryRunning Title: Cost of Failure-To-Rescue After Colorectal Surgery
Schultz K, Moore M, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E, Leeds I. For Whom the Bell Tolls: Assessing the Incremental Costs Associated With Failure-To-Rescue After Elective Colorectal SurgeryRunning Title: Cost of Failure-To-Rescue After Colorectal Surgery. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024, 28: 1812-1818. PMID: 39181234, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFailure-to-rescueMedian total hospital costTotal hospital costsColorectal surgeryNational Inpatient SampleUneventful recoveryRetrospective study of adult patientsFailure-to-rescue patientsAssociated with increased healthcare costsStudy of adult patientsElective colorectal resectionHospital costsElective colorectal surgeryNationally representative cohortColorectal resectionElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsRetrospective studyAdult patientsRescue attemptsMedical futilityElective surgeryRepresentative cohortHealthcare costsPrimary outcomeSurgical Outcomes and Utilization of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Techniques for Elective Colectomy in Asian American and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Diagnosed With Colon Cancer
Ahuja V, Murthy S, Leeds I, Paredes L, Su D, Tsutsumi A, Perkal M, King J. Surgical Outcomes and Utilization of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Techniques for Elective Colectomy in Asian American and Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Diagnosed With Colon Cancer. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 302: 40-46. PMID: 39083904, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaparoscopic colectomyRobotic colectomyAAPI patientsColorectal cancerLength of stayClinical outcomesNative Hawaiian Pacific IslanderAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseOperative timeQuality Improvement Program databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisMean operative timeColorectal cancer resectionOutcomes of LCMinimally invasive approachMultivariate logistic regressionStandard of careLogistic regression analysisElective RCElective LCAnastomotic leakElective colectomySurgical outcomes
2023
More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery
Leeds I, Moore M, Schultz K, Canner J, Pantel H, Mongiu A, Reddy V, Schneider E. More problems, more money: Identifying and predicting high-cost rescue after colorectal surgery. Surgery Open Science 2023, 16: 148-154. PMID: 38026825, PMCID: PMC10656212, DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal surgeryElective surgeryMedian total inpatient costsAdditional major proceduresElective colorectal surgeryPreoperative clinical predictorsCongestive heart failureGreater healthcare utilizationMultivariable Poisson regressionNational Inpatient SampleTotal inpatient costsElective colectomyCost-conscious careAdult patientsUneventful recoveryClinical predictorsHeart failureHealthcare utilizationInpatient costsSecondary proceduresInpatient SampleHealthcare costsMedian increaseSurgeryPatients
2020
Increased Healthcare Utilization for Medical Comorbidities Prior to Surgery Improves Postoperative Outcomes
Leeds IL, Canner JK, Gani F, Meyers PM, Haut ER, Efron JE, Johnston FM. Increased Healthcare Utilization for Medical Comorbidities Prior to Surgery Improves Postoperative Outcomes. Annals Of Surgery 2020, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 29864092, PMCID: PMC8559326, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative outcomesNonsurgical cliniciansPreoperative comorbiditiesShort-term postoperative outcomesIncreased healthcare utilizationMultivariable logistic regressionNational administrative databasePropensity-score matchingColectomy patientsElective colectomyModifiable comorbiditiesPreoperative optimizationMajor comorbiditiesMedical comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsClinic visitsOperative interventionOperative riskSubsequent surgeryComorbid patientsSurgical riskAdjusted analysisHealthcare utilizationProspective studySame surgeon