2014
Outcomes in patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cancer on chronic anticoagulation therapy
Sfakianos J, Hakimi A, Kim P, Zabor E, Mano R, Bernstein M, Karellas M, Russo P. Outcomes in patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cancer on chronic anticoagulation therapy. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 40: 1700-1705. PMID: 24813810, PMCID: PMC4208948, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnticoagulantsAspirinBlood TransfusionFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansIncidenceIntraoperative ComplicationsKidney NeoplasmsLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNephrectomyPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOverall complication rateComplication rateChronic anticoagulationRenal tumorsChronic anticoagulation therapyLength of stayLogistic regression modelsACT patientsAspirin patientsChronic aspirinHigher transfusionAnticoagulation therapyASA scoreAspirin useTransfusion rateAnticoagulation groupSurgical resectionMedian lengthOpen surgeryClinical differencesRenal surgeryGrade 3Renal cancerRetrospective analysisAnticoagulation
2012
Defining the impact of vascular risk factors on erectile function recovery after radical prostatectomy
Teloken P, Nelson C, Karellas M, Stasi J, Eastham J, Scardino P, Mulhall J. Defining the impact of vascular risk factors on erectile function recovery after radical prostatectomy. BJU International 2012, 111: 653-657. PMID: 22758405, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2012.11321.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceAustraliaDatabases, FactualDiabetes MellitusErectile DysfunctionFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPenile ErectionProspective StudiesProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRecovery of FunctionRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsSmokingTreatment OutcomeVascular DiseasesConceptsVascular risk factorsErectile function recoveryPreoperative erectile functionRadical prostatectomyFunction recoveryErectile functionRisk factorsPatient factorsSurgical techniquePresence of VRFNerve-sparing statusPostoperative erectile functionNew treatment strategiesProspective databaseEF recoverySTUDY ADDDiabetes mellitusMultivariable analysisCigarette smokingErectile dysfunctionPatient counsellingUnivariate analysisProstate cancerTreatment strategiesPreoperative information