2010
Disparity in limb-salvage surgery among sarcoma patients
Downing S, Ahuja N, Oyetunji TA, Chang D, Frederick WA. Disparity in limb-salvage surgery among sarcoma patients. The American Journal Of Surgery 2010, 199: 549-553. PMID: 20359572, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmputation, SurgicalAsianBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansLimb SalvageLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoadjuvant TherapyOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSarcomaSEER ProgramUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsLimb-sparing proceduresLimb salvage surgeryLimb salvagePreoperative radiationSarcoma patientsAfrican AmericansEnd Results (SEER) databaseAfrican American patientsSpecific surgical proceduresWhite patientsResults databaseTreatment modalitiesAmerican patientsSurgical proceduresPatientsMultivariate analysisBivariate analysisLogistic regressionSalvageSurgerySurvivalRecent studiesPrevious studiesTumorsAmericans
2008
Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland
Rosson GD, Singh NK, Ahuja N, Jacobs LK, Chang DC. Multilevel Analysis of the Impact of Community vs Patient Factors on Access to Immediate Breast Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Maryland. JAMA Surgery 2008, 143: 1076-1081. PMID: 19015466, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.143.11.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityImmediate reconstructionPatient factorsPatient's neighborhoodMaryland hospital discharge databasePatient race/ethnicityAfrican American race/ethnicityBreast Reconstruction Following MastectomyImmediate reconstruction ratesNinth Revision procedureImmediate breast reconstructionHospital discharge databaseCommunity factorsCommunity-level factorsPublic health policy measuresSame hospitalizationPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsHealth policy measuresNegative associationDischarge databaseFollowing MastectomyBreast reconstructionInpatient careRevision procedures