2020
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease
Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Jean RA, Wills-Johnson N, Azar SA, Oliveira K, Ahuja V. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 220: 1219-1224. PMID: 32669203, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign thyroid diseaseThyroid diseaseRLN injuryNeck hematomaPostoperative complicationsWhite patientsSurgical outcomesRacial disparitiesRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryLaryngeal nerve injurySignificant postoperative complicationsMalignant thyroid diseaseSignificant hypocalcemiaNerve injuryPostoperative outcomesPatient factorsSurgical treatmentBlack patientsAsian patientsBenign diseaseThyroid surgeryHigh incidenceGreater oddsPatientsMultivariate analysisThe Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis
Oliveira K, Jean RA, Gonsai R, Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Ahuja V. The Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 436-441. PMID: 32619858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonoperative managementAcute appendicitisNational Readmission DatabaseOdds of readmissionCause readmission rateRisk of readmissionTraditional operative approachMultivariable linear regressionMore comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationReadmission ratesSurgical managementAdult admissionsOperative approachPatient burdenAppendicitisPatientsSix monthsAppendectomyReadmissionSignificant increaseMost casesLinear regressionManagementComorbidities
2016
Primary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population
Javid M, Callender G, Quinn C, Carling T, Donovan P, Udelsman R. Primary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population. Surgery 2016, 161: 493-498. PMID: 27712879, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, IntraoperativeParathyroid HormoneParathyroidectomyPredictive Value of TestsReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsIntraoperative parathyroid hormonePrimary hyperparathyroidismParathyroid hormoneSurgeon's judgmentIntraoperative parathyroid hormone levelsParathyroid hormone levelsDouble adenomasMultigland hyperplasiaMultigland diseaseConsecutive patientsMedian ageOperative findingsOperative patientsSingle adenomaRetrospective reviewSingle institutionHormone levelsHigh incidenceNormal rangePatientsPredictive valuePg/HyperparathyroidismSurgical judgmentOptimal outcomes