2019
Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes
Zambeli-Ljepović A, Wang F, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Stang MT, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Scheri RP. Extent of surgery for low-risk thyroid cancer in the elderly: Equipoise in survival but not in short-term outcomes. Surgery 2019, 166: 895-900. PMID: 31288935, PMCID: PMC6802283, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerLow-risk papillary thyroid cancerEmergency department visitsShort-term outcomesTotal thyroidectomyThyroid cancerFemale patientsBlack patientsEnd Results-Medicare databaseMore emergency department visitsLow-risk thyroid cancerExtent of thyroidectomyExtent of surgeryMultivariable logistic regressionUnderwent lobectomyUnplanned readmissionOlder patientsAvoidable complicationsMean ageMorbidity increasesThyroidectomyPatientsReadmissionComplicationsLobectomy
2012
Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial
DeWitt EM, Grussemeyer CA, Friedman JY, Dinan MA, Lin L, Schulman KA, Reed SD. Resource Use, Costs, and Utility Estimates for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis with Mild Impairment in Lung Function: Analysis of Data Collected Alongside a 48-Week Multicenter Clinical Trial. Value In Health 2012, 15: 277-283. PMID: 22433759, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung functionMild impairmentCystic fibrosisClinical trialsAeruginosa colonizationHealth Utilities Index Mark 2/3Study case report formsPrimary end pointNationwide Inpatient SampleDirect medical costsMulticenter clinical trialP. aeruginosa colonizationPseudomonas aeruginosa colonizationMean annual costCase report formsLong-term useUtility estimatesEmergency visitsHospital admissionDornase alfaMedication costsRandomized trialsMean ageFemale sexInpatient Sample