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On All Accounts: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Limited Preoperative Optimization Efforts Before Colon Cancer Surgery
Leeds IL, Drabo EF, Lehmann LS, Safar B, Johnston FM. On All Accounts: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Limited Preoperative Optimization Efforts Before Colon Cancer Surgery. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2021, 64: 744-753. PMID: 33955409, PMCID: PMC8835996, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesNet monetary benefitIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioTotal costCost-effectiveness ratioMonetary benefitsSensitivity analysisBreakeven costDominant strategyEconomic costsDecision analysis methodologyCostHypothetical scenariosAlto riesgoEl análisisAnálisisEconómicoBenefitsAnalysis methodologyReducción
2023
Racial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches
Ahuja V, Paredes L, Leeds I, Perkal M, Tsutsumi A, Bhandarkar S, King J. Racial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 227: 85-89. PMID: 37806892, PMCID: PMC10842593, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRC patientsLaparoscopic colectomyElective colon cancer resectionImpact of laparoscopicACS-NSQIP databaseColon cancer resectionMultivariable logistic regressionCancer resectionWhite patientsBlack patientsRobotic colectomyHigher complicationsOperative approachMinority patientsPatientsComplicationsColectomyLogistic regressionRobotic approachRacial disparitiesLaparoscopicCausal pathwaysLower ratesOutcomesMortalityClinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database
Ahuja V, Paredes L, Leeds I, Perkal M, King J. Clinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database. Surgical Endoscopy 2023, 37: 7199-7205. PMID: 37365394, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10215-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnastomotic leak rateBody mass indexLarge national databaseOverall complicationsAnastomotic leakOperative timeInvasive colectomyColon cancerElective colon cancer resectionHigher body mass indexNational databaseOperating roomPost-operative lengthColon cancer resectionLonger operative timeRange of surgeryNon-Hispanic whitesCancer resectionACS-NSQIPLaparoscopic colectomyClinical outcomesMass indexLaparoscopic counterpartLaparoscopic surgeryPatient outcomes
2020
Frailer Patients Undergoing Robotic Colectomies for Colon Cancer Experience Increased Complication Rates Compared With Open or Laparoscopic Approaches.
Lo BD, Leeds IL, Sundel MH, Gearhart S, Nisly GRC, Safar B, Atallah C, Fang SH. Frailer Patients Undergoing Robotic Colectomies for Colon Cancer Experience Increased Complication Rates Compared With Open or Laparoscopic Approaches. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2020, 63: 588-597. PMID: 32032198, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive surgical approachSurgical approachPrimary colon cancerFrailer patientsFrail patientsRobotic surgeryPostoperative complicationsComplication rateMajor complicationsRobotic colectomyOpen surgerySurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseColon cancerNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databasePropensity scoreImprovement Program databaseColon cancer surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionFrailty indexLaparoscopic approachPrimary outcomeCancer surgeryOperative indicationsRetrospective study