2014
Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Filardo G, Lederle FA, Ballard DJ, Hamilton C, da Graca B, Herrin J, Sass DM, Johnson GR, Powell JT. Effect of Age on Survival Between Open Repair and Surveillance for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 114: 1281-1286. PMID: 25159236, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmImmediate open repairAsymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysmSmall abdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen repairAortic aneurysmEffect of ageFirst-line management strategyPooled patient-level dataNonclinical risk factorsUnited Kingdom Small Aneurysm TrialPatient-level dataLack of benefitSignificant differencesAneurysm TrialRisk factorsTreatment groupsPatientsAneurysmsLack of differenceTrialsSurvivalAgeWomenManagement trials
2012
Patterns of Use and Short-Term Complications of Breast Brachytherapy in the National Medicare Population From 2008–2009
Presley CJ, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Killelea B, Lesnikoski BA, Long JB, Gross CP. Patterns of Use and Short-Term Complications of Breast Brachytherapy in the National Medicare Population From 2008–2009. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 4302-4307. PMID: 23091103, PMCID: PMC3675700, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.43.5297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole breast irradiationHospital referral regionsBone complicationsClinical characteristicsSkin complicationsEarly-stage breast cancerNational treatment patternsPercent of patientsShort-term complicationsBreast-conserving surgeryNational Medicare populationComplication rateTreatment patternsAge 66Breast cancerReferral regionsMedicare populationPatterns of useComplicationsMedicare beneficiariesTreatment groupsClinical practiceBreast brachytherapyBrachytherapyInstrumental variable analysisShort-term complications and use of breast brachytherapy in the national Medicare population in 2008-2009.
Presley C, Soulos P, Herrin J, Roberts K, Yu J, Killelea B, Lesnikoski B, Long J, Gross C. Short-term complications and use of breast brachytherapy in the national Medicare population in 2008-2009. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 1030-1030. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.1030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole breast irradiationHospital referral regionsBone complicationsClinical characteristicsSkin complicationsReferral regionsEarly-stage breast cancerNational treatment patternsOne-year overallReceipt of chemotherapyNumber of comorbiditiesShort-term complicationsDeep tissuesNational Medicare populationAdjuvant radiationComplication rateTreatment patternsDiagnosis codesBreast cancerMedicare claimsMedicare populationComplicationsMedicare beneficiariesTreatment groupsClinical practice