2021
Healthcare Disparities in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Impact of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Factors on Cholecystectomy vs Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
McCarty TR, Chouairi F, Hathorn KE, Sharma P, Muniraj T, Thompson CC. Healthcare Disparities in the Management of Acute Cholecystitis: Impact of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Factors on Cholecystectomy vs Percutaneous Cholecystostomy. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2021, 25: 880-886. PMID: 33629232, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-021-04959-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayCharlson Comorbidity IndexPercutaneous cholecystostomyAcute cholecystitisRace/ethnicityU.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseAsian race/ethnicityHealthcare-related factorsHigher CCI scoresMedicare payer statusGood surgical candidatesMajority of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionUrban hospital locationUrban teaching hospitalSocioeconomic factorsCCI scoreComorbidity indexSurgical candidatesPayer statusMale genderHospital costsTeaching hospitalTreatment strategiesEvaluation of socioeconomic and healthcare disparities on same admission cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography among patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis
Chouairi F, McCarty TR, Hathorn KE, Sharma P, Aslanian HR, Jamidar PA, Thompson CC, Muniraj T. Evaluation of socioeconomic and healthcare disparities on same admission cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography among patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis. Surgical Endoscopy 2021, 36: 274-281. PMID: 33481109, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-08272-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-admission cholecystectomyAcute gallstone pancreatitisEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyCharlson Comorbidity IndexGallstone pancreatitisRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyU.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseHigher Charlson comorbidity indexNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseMedicare payer statusUrban-teaching hospitalsMajority of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRace/ethnicitySocio-demographic factorsHospital mortalityComorbidity indexHospital stayPayer statusSurgical managementHospitalization costsResultsA totalBlack raceTreatment strategiesFemale gender
2020
Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance
Chhoda A, Yousaf MN, Madhani K, Aslanian H, Jamidar PA, Suarez AL, Salem R, Muniraj T, Kunstman J, Farrell JJ. Comorbidities Drive the Majority of Overall Mortality in Low-Risk Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts Under Surveillance. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2020, 20: 631-640.e1. PMID: 33309984, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexHigh-risk stigmataMucinous pancreatic cystsOverall mortalityWorrisome featuresPancreatic cystsComorbidity burdenAge-adjusted Charlson comorbidity indexKaplan-Meir survival analysisLow-risk cystsSingle-center studyHigher overall mortalityElectronic medical recordsComorbidity indexProspective surveillanceCenter studyMortality outcomesMedical recordsMucinous cystsPatient outcomesSerial imagingSurveillance populationCohort stratificationSurvival analysisAbstractTextSu1484 VALIDATION OF BASELINE CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX (CACI) IN PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN A PANCREAS CYST SURVEILLANCE COHORT: AN INTERIM ANALYSIS
Chhoda A, Madhani K, Yousaf M, Aslanian H, Jamidar P, Muniraj T, Suarez A, Salem R, Farrell J. Su1484 VALIDATION OF BASELINE CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX (CACI) IN PREDICTING SURVIVAL IN A PANCREAS CYST SURVEILLANCE COHORT: AN INTERIM ANALYSIS. Gastroenterology 2020, 158: s-598. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(20)32198-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research