2018
Epirubicin and Ifosfamide with Preoperative Radiation for High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Lu E, Perlewitz KS, Hayden JB, Hung AY, Doung YC, Davis LE, Mansoor A, Vetto JT, Billingsley KG, Kaempf A, Park B, Ryan CW. Epirubicin and Ifosfamide with Preoperative Radiation for High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 25: 920-927. PMID: 29388122, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6346-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasHigh-risk soft tissue sarcomasPhase II studyII studyPreoperative radiationTissue sarcomasHigh-grade soft tissue sarcomasHigh-risk STS patientsDistant disease-free survivalM2/dayExtensive institutional experienceLocal-regional failureDisease-free survivalRetrospective chart reviewDose-intense chemotherapyFavorable clinical outcomePercent of tumorsGy of radiationPostoperative cyclesTrimodality therapyPreoperative therapyWound complicationsChart reviewOverall survivalPathologic response
2007
Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery
Morris A, Baldwin L, Matthews B, Dominitz J, Barlow W, Dobie S, Billingsley K. Reoperation as a Quality Indicator in Colorectal Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2007, 245: 73-79. PMID: 17197968, PMCID: PMC1867944, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000231797.37743.9f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer patientsPostoperative proceduresPatient characteristicsCancer patientsProcedural interventionColorectal cancer surgeryAcute medical conditionsSEER-Medicare databaseLength of stayIntermediate outcome measuresQuality Improvement ProgramNonfatal complicationsAdjusted riskBowel perforationEmergent admissionPostoperative complicationsPostoperative interventionsWound complicationsAbdominal infectionColorectal surgeryOrgan injuryProlonged hospitalizationCancer surgeryTumor characteristicsEarly mortality