2025
Increasing Omission of Race and Ethnicity in a National Surgical Database.
Hu K, Ihnat J, Zhao K, Oh S, Goss J, Parikh N, Kammien A, Fereydooni S, Butler P, Alperovich M. Increasing Omission of Race and Ethnicity in a National Surgical Database. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2025 PMID: 40035446, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBM patientsNSQIP-PHospital lengths-of-stayNational surgical databaseLengths-of-stayNon-BM patientsEthnicity dataCochran-Armitage testOdds of readmissionSurgical databaseSurgical outcomesPatient demographicsSurgery typeNSQIP-P.Multivariate analysisIncreased omissionsPatientsSurgical disparitiesCochran-ArmitageMissing raceSurgical careLinear mixed-effects modelsAccurate data collectionComplicationsMixed-effects modelsEndovascular Embolization versus Observation of Congenital Renal Arteriovenous Malformations: A Retrospective Study
Hufnagle J, Fish A, Schlachter T. Endovascular Embolization versus Observation of Congenital Renal Arteriovenous Malformations: A Retrospective Study. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2025 PMID: 39938714, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital renal arteriovenous malformationRenal arteriovenous malformationType I AVMArteriovenous malformationsEndovascular embolizationAdverse eventsImaging review of patientsReview of patientsArteriovenous malformation ruptureFollow-up dataYakes classificationTransarterial embolizationEmbolization groupPresenting symptomsPatient demographicsRetrospective studyProcedural imagingImaging reviewEmbolizationPatientsObservation groupMalformationsComplicationsVessel sizeNephrectomySimultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective
Zhao K, Kammien A, Graetz E, Moore M, Evans B, Schneider E, Ayyala H. Simultaneous Symmetrizing Surgery on the Contralateral Breast in Unilateral Autologous Breast Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2025 PMID: 39821138, DOI: 10.1055/a-2517-0803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap reconstructionSymmetrization surgeryFlap reconstructionBreast reconstructionDelayed reconstructionPatient characteristicsSingle-stage breast reconstructionUnilateral autologous breast reconstructionAutologous breast reconstructionSurgical site infectionThirty-day complicationsContralateral breastUnilateral reconstructionImmediate reconstructionSite infectionWound dehiscenceThirty-dayIncreased complicationsNational administrative dataSurgeryRevision surgeryComplicationsPatientsWilcoxon testChi-squareRisk factors for cut-throughs in intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation Tip-Apex Distance (TAD) <10 mm and Apex-to-Center <4 mm
Levine A, Klug T, Cross J, Salameh M, Riedel M, Leslie M. Risk factors for cut-throughs in intertrochanteric hip fracture fixation Tip-Apex Distance (TAD) <10 mm and Apex-to-Center <4 mm. Injury 2025, 56: 112205. PMID: 39954635, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTip-apex distanceIntertrochanteric hip fracturesHip fractureRisk factorsAnterior-posteriorLevel 1 academic trauma centerSliding hip screwFracture reduction qualityNeck-shaft angleCut-out complicationsTrauma centerHip screwNeck-shaftIntramedullary nailingRetrospective reviewReduction qualityReduced riskIncreased riskFracture typeClinical outcomesRiskComplicationsCohortLateral viewFixation devicesPreferences for Care Among African American Women Considering Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.
Shammas R, Hung A, Ramkalawan J, Mullikin A, Moore A, Greenup R, Hollenbeck S, Phillips B, Matros E, Reed S, Lee C. Preferences for Care Among African American Women Considering Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2025 PMID: 39903878, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplant reconstructionBreast reconstructionPatient valuesReconstructive optionsRisk of complicationsBreast reconstruction optionsPostmastectomy breast reconstructionPost-mastectomy reconstructionNon-white womenAcademic medical centerAfrican American WomenAbdominal morbidityProphylactic mastectomyAA patientsFlap reconstructionSurgical complicationsAA womenComplication riskCommunity partnershipsAcademic centersTreatment preferencesSurgeryComplicationsPatientsMedical CenterPerioperative Pulmonary Complications in the Older Adults The Forgotten System
Carr Z, Siller S, McDowell B. Perioperative Pulmonary Complications in the Older Adults The Forgotten System. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2025, 41: 1-18. PMID: 39551535, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2024.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnteral and parenteral nutrition in patients with cancer: complication rates compared—updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Chow R, Im J, Arends J, Del Fabbro E, Mortensen-Truscott L, Qeska D, Balaji S, Walsh C, Watson G, Lock M, Prsic E, Eng L, Zimmermann C, Bruera E. Enteral and parenteral nutrition in patients with cancer: complication rates compared—updated systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2025, spcare-2024-005244. PMID: 39890439, DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2024-005244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCumulative meta-analysisNutrition support complicationsSystematic reviewProtein-energy malnutritionEnteral nutritionParenteral nutritionMeta-analysisRandomised controlled trialsSubgroup analysisLeave-one-out analysisStandard careEffect estimatesControlled trialsType I errorComplication rateComplicationsAdultsNutritionPatientsInfectionInfection rateCancerMortalityEndpointChildrenInfective Complications of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and Clinical Biomarkers: A Concise Review
Bosgana P, Ampazis D, Vlachakos V, Tzouvelekis A, Sampsonas F. Infective Complications of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and Clinical Biomarkers: A Concise Review. Diagnostics 2025, 15: 145. PMID: 39857029, PMCID: PMC11764001, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics15020145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspirationInfective complicationsLung cancerInterventional pulmonology proceduresIncidence of lung cancerNeedle aspirationPrompt treatmentInfective pathologyRisk factorsClinical biomarkersRising incidenceComplicationsRising incidence of lung cancerCancerBiomarkersConcise reviewMediastinumIncreasing numberPatientsLungReviewClinicDiagnosisNon-uremic calciphylaxis: A dermatologic complication in both MASH and alcohol-associated cirrhosis
Balter D, Cao Y, Garritano J, Micevic G, Sanchez A. Non-uremic calciphylaxis: A dermatologic complication in both MASH and alcohol-associated cirrhosis. Clinical Nephrology - Case Studies 2025, 13: 8-12. PMID: 39949516, PMCID: PMC11823000, DOI: 10.5414/cncs111578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-uremic calciphylaxisDermatological complicationsAlcohol-associated cirrhosisPainful skin lesionsAcute kidney injurySodium thiosulfate therapyInfectious complicationsKidney injuryTreatment optionsSkin biopsiesHepatic encephalopathyWork-upSkin lesionsCalciphylaxisCirrhosisComplicationsThiosulfate therapyAlcohol associationsPatientsTreatmentBiopsyPrognosisTherapyLesionsEncephalopathy
2024
Update on Absorbable Facial Thread Lifts.
Riopelle A, Geisler A, Eber A, Dover J. Update on Absorbable Facial Thread Lifts. Dermatologic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39662017, DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000004521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term efficacy dataAbsorbable threadThread liftEfficacy dataGlobal Aesthetic Improvement ScaleWrinkle Severity ScaleSystematic reviewFACE-QSuture suspensionPreferred Reporting ItemsGrading systemTechnique articlePubMed databaseImprovement ScaleFollow-up assessmentNoninvasive techniqueComplicationsSeverity ScaleReporting ItemsRenal transplant ultrasound: assessment of complications and advanced applications
Langdon J, Sharbidre K, Garner M, Robbin M, Scoutt L. Renal transplant ultrasound: assessment of complications and advanced applications. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-28. PMID: 39643733, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRenal transplantationSurgical techniqueUltrasound evaluationSolid organ transplant proceduresComplication of renal transplantationLong-term complications of renal transplantationManagement of transplant patientsAssessment of complicationsComprehensive ultrasound evaluationLong-term complicationsRenal transplant evaluationOrgan transplant proceduresTransplant patientsUltrasound findingsSonographic findingsTransplant proceduresTransplant evaluationComplicationsTransplantationUltrasoundSurgeryPracticing radiologistsRelative prevalenceAllograftPatientsSame Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP
Hamid S, Graetz E, Esdaille C, Schneider E, Gibbs K. Same Day Discharge after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adults 65 Years and Older: An Analysis of the 2015 to 2022 MBSAQIP. Obesity Surgery 2024, 35: 25-32. PMID: 39636520, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07611-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClavien-Dindo complicationsObesity-associated diseasesPostoperative dayBariatric surgeryPrimary sleeve gastrectomyDay dischargeInsulin-dependent diabetesSame-day dischargePOD1 dischargePostoperative morbiditySleeve gastrectomyPatient selectionSafety profileSafety of SDDPatientsSDD protocolCohort of older adultsPOD1Logistic regressionAge groupsSurgeryComplicationsMBSAQIPOlder adultsReadmissionA systematic review of the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in surgery
Ihnat J, De Baun H, Carrillo G, Dony A, Mukherjee T, Ayyala H. A systematic review of the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists in surgery. The American Journal Of Surgery 2024, 240: 116119. PMID: 39615284, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGLP-1 receptor agonistsGLP-1RAsReceptor agonistsGLP-1Screen preoperative patientsRate of hypoglycemic eventsPotential surgical complicationsDelayed gastric emptyingGLP-1RA useAssociated with improved glycemic controlSystematic reviewNon-bariatric surgeonsSurgical complicationsPeri-operativeGLP-1RABMI thresholdsPreoperative patientsPre-operativelyInsulin useGlycemic controlGastric emptyingHypoglycemic eventsPatientsSurgeryComplicationsImpact of Surgeon Volume on Perioperative Complications and Survival to Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Femoral Head Core Decompression
Sanchez J, Jiang W, Dhodapkar M, Radford Z, Seddio A, Li M, Wiznia D, Grauer J. Impact of Surgeon Volume on Perioperative Complications and Survival to Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Femoral Head Core Decompression. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e24.00153. PMCID: PMC11578193, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-24-00153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemoral head osteonecrosisHip fractureInvasive proceduresCore decompressionHigh-volume surgeon groupImpact of surgeon volumeTotal hip arthroplastyKaplan-Meier survival analysisHigh-volume surgeonsMinimally invasive procedureSurgeon volume categoriesStatistically significant differenceAssess complicationsPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexAdult patientsVolume surgeonsTreatment optionsAdverse eventsSurgeon volumeSurgeon groupComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisComplicationsAssociation of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Munir M, Tan Z, Pun P, Wang Y, Tandar A, Darden D, Hsu J, Friedman D, Curtis J, Freeman J. Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure with Replacement Therapy with Procedural and Long-Term Outcomes after First Generation Watchman Device: Insights from the NCDR LAAO Registry. Heart Rhythm 2024 PMID: 39515495, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.10.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseLong-term outcomesLeft atrial appendage occlusionAssociation of chronic kidney diseaseNational Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO RegistryReplacement therapyAdverse eventsAtrial fibrillationKidney diseaseKidney failureAssociated with higher ratesIn-hospital deathRisk of strokeRate of strokeBilling claimsAF patientsProcedural complicationsAppendage occlusionWatchman deviceMultivariate analysisKFRTHigh riskPatientsRegistryComplicationsImpact of Nighttime Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Staffing on Failure to Rescue and Revenue
Kang J, Holmes S, Rando H, Chinedozi I, Darby Z, Briscoe J, Grant M, Whitman G. Impact of Nighttime Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Staffing on Failure to Rescue and Revenue. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2024, 119: 433-440. PMID: 39481824, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEra 1Era 2Cardiac surgeryRelative value unitsFTR ratesPost-cardiotomy patientsMajor complicationsComplication ratePostoperative complicationsAnnual relative value unitsMultivariate analysisNighttime intensivist staffingComplicationsIntensive care unit staffingPatientsIntensivist staffingICU censusSurgeryICUMortalityValue unitsFiscal yearRiskUnit staffingFTRPolypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions with 24-month follow-up
Dietz N, Kumar C, Elsamadicy A, Bjurström M, Wong K, Jamieson A, Sharma M, Wang D, Ugiliweneza B, Drazin D, Boakye M. Polypharmacy in elective lumbar spinal surgery for degenerative conditions with 24-month follow-up. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 25340. PMID: 39455709, PMCID: PMC11511981, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76248-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDegenerative lumbar pathologySurgical site infectionSpinal surgeryPolypharmacy groupSite infectionLumbar pathologyFollow-upMedical complicationsElective lumbar spinal surgeryLumbar spinal surgeryUrinary tract infectionDegenerative lumbar conditionsReturn to the emergency departmentTract infectionsNon-polypharmacy groupSurgical patientsLumbar conditionsSurgeryPatientsComplicationsPolypharmacyEmergency departmentPrescribed medicationsMarketScan datasetDegenerative conditionsFrom Novel Facial Measurements to Facial Implantology: A Systematic Review
Baecher H, Scheiflinger A, Remy K, Straub N, Maheta B, Sherwani K, Deniz C, Knoedler S, Safi A, Kauke-Navarro M, Heiland M, Knoedler L. From Novel Facial Measurements to Facial Implantology: A Systematic Review. JPRAS Open 2024, 43: 1-17. PMID: 39639862, PMCID: PMC11616477, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpra.2024.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial implantsFacial measurementsOptimal implant planningSurgical site infectionStandard facial measurementsImplant planningSite infectionAesthetic outcomesBone augmentationPotential complicationsWeb of ScienceNasal regionPatient satisfactionPorous polyethyleneComprehensive searchSystematic reviewComplicationsPatientsImplantationOutcomesCentral databaseFacial analysisReviewImplantologyMandibularUtility of Risk Analysis Index for Assessing Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
Elsamadicy A, Sadeghzadeh S, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Hengartner A, Belkasim S, Khalid S, Lo S, Sciubba D. Utility of Risk Analysis Index for Assessing Morbidity in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity. World Neurosurgery 2024, 192: e292-e305. PMID: 39321916, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.09.089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal fusionAdult spinal deformityRisk Analysis IndexLength of stayMFI-5Spinal fusionReceiver operating characteristicSpinal deformityFrail patientsMultivariate analysisModified 5-item frailty indexACS NSQIP databasePreoperative surgical planningRetrospective cohort studyNSQIP databasePatient ageAssess morbidityComplication riskPredicting 30-day readmissionCohort studySurgical planningNormal patientsAdvanced ageComplicationsPatientsModern Treatment of Hallux Rigidus by Cheilectomy: A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Techniques
Semelsberger S, Lee M, Dobson C, Miller C, Gianakos A. Modern Treatment of Hallux Rigidus by Cheilectomy: A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Minimally Invasive Techniques. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2024, 9: 24730114241303169. PMID: 39698377, PMCID: PMC11653460, DOI: 10.1177/24730114241303169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModerate hallux rigidusPatient-reported outcomesComplication rateSurgical techniqueHallux rigidusInclusion criteriaGrades of hallux rigidusCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsPatient satisfactionCentral Register of Controlled TrialsMinimally invasive techniquesRegister of Controlled TrialsPatient outcome scoresTreatment of hallux rigidusSystematic reviewCochrane Central RegisterPrimary outcome measureReturn to activitySecondary surgerySurgical approachMIS approachInvasive techniquesPercutaneous approachOutcome scoresComplications
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