2015
Time to Chemotherapy After Abdominoperineal Resection: Comparison Between Primary Closure and Perineal Flap Reconstruction
Althumairi AA, Canner JK, Ahuja N, Sacks JM, Safar B, Efron JE. Time to Chemotherapy After Abdominoperineal Resection: Comparison Between Primary Closure and Perineal Flap Reconstruction. World Journal Of Surgery 2015, 40: 225-230. PMID: 26336877, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-015-3224-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlap reconstruction groupAdjuvant chemotherapyFlap reconstructionPrimary closureAbdominoperineal resectionWound complicationsRectal adenocarcinomaReconstruction groupWound healingPerineal flap reconstructionPerineal wound complicationsPrimary closure groupPerineal wound closureLength of healingRetrospective reviewClosure groupChemotherapyPatientsPerineal defectsWound closureHealingResectionComplicationsAdenocarcinomaLength of timeEarly hospital readmission for gastrointestinal-related complications predicts long-term mortality after pancreatectomy
Hicks CW, Tosoian JJ, Craig-Schapiro R, Valero V, Cameron JL, Eckhauser FE, Hirose K, Makary MA, Pawlik TM, Ahuja N, Weiss MJ, Wolfgang CL. Early hospital readmission for gastrointestinal-related complications predicts long-term mortality after pancreatectomy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 210: 636-642.e1. PMID: 26384793, PMCID: PMC4634566, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly hospital readmissionHospital readmissionOverall mortalityLong-term mortalitySignificant independent predictorsBaseline group differencesPancreatectomy patientsIndependent predictorsPrognostic significanceInstitutional databaseRisk factorsPancreatectomyMultivariate analysisReadmissionMortalityComplicationsPatientsAdditional studiesGroup differencesStatewide datasetMorbiditySocial factors
2014
The Impact of Postoperative Complications on the Administration of Adjuvant Therapy Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Adenocarcinoma
Wu W, He J, Cameron JL, Makary M, Soares K, Ahuja N, Rezaee N, Herman J, Zheng L, Laheru D, Choti MA, Hruban RH, Pawlik TM, Wolfgang CL, Weiss MJ. The Impact of Postoperative Complications on the Administration of Adjuvant Therapy Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Adenocarcinoma. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 2873-2881. PMID: 24770680, PMCID: PMC4454347, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3722-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateConceptsAdjuvant therapyPostoperative complicationsMedian survivalMultivariate analysisClavien-Dindo complication gradeTherapy warrants further investigationMultimodality adjuvant therapyOverall complication rateMethodsA retrospective reviewGrade of complicationsLonger median survivalLength of stayWarrants further investigationAdjuvant chemotherapyMedian TTANeoadjuvant approachComplication gradeComplication rateSevere complicationsRetrospective reviewClinicopathological dataResultsA totalPancreaticoduodenectomyRadiation therapyComplications