Other Databases

Other Database Publications

National Cancer Database

Biju K, Zhang GQ, Stem M, Sahyoun R, Safar B, Atallah C, Efron JE, Rajput A. Impact of Treatment Coordination on Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2021 Sep;20(3):187-196. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2021.01.002. Epub 2021 Jan 23. PMID: 33618972; PMCID: PMC8298589.

Badia RR, Woldu S, Patel HD, Singla N, Srivastava A, Cheaib JG, Pierorazio PM, Bagrodia A. Clinical utility of the AJCC 8th edition pT1 subclassification and impact on practice patterns in stage I seminoma. Urol Oncol. 2021 Feb;39(2):136.e19-136.e25. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.11.039. Epub 2021 Jan 19. PMID: 33353868.

Atallah C, Oduyale O, Stem M, Eltahir A, Almaazmi HH, Efron JE, Safar B. Are academic hospitals better at treating metastatic colorectal cancer? Surgery. 2021 Feb;169(2):248-256. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.05.023. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32680747.

Lo BD, Zhang GQ, Stem M, Sahyoun R, Efron JE, Safar B, Atallah C. Do specific operative approaches and insurance status impact timely access to colorectal cancer care? Surg Endosc. 2021 Jul;35(7):3774-3786. doi: 10.1007/s00464-020-07870-4. Epub 2020 Aug 19. PMID: 32813058.

Lo BD, Caturegli G, Stem M, Biju K, Safar B, Efron JE, Rajput A, Atallah C. The Impact of Surgical Delays on Short- and Long-Term Survival Among Colon Cancer Patients. Am Surg. 2021 Nov;87(11):1783-1792. doi: 10.1177/00031348211047511. Epub 2021 Oct 19. PMID: 34666557.

Fonseca AL, Cherla D, Kothari AN, Tzeng CD, Heslin MJ, Mehari KR, Johnston FM, Tran-Cao HS. Association of Medicaid Expansion with Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: Evidence from the National Cancer Database. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Jan;29(1):342-351. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10709-4. Epub 2021 Aug 27. PMID: 34453259.

Fu F, Yu L, Zeng B, Chen M, Guo W, Chen L, Lin Y, Hou J, Li J, Li Y, Li S, Chen X, Zhang W, Jin X, Cai W, Zhang K, Chen H, Qiu Y, Nie Q, Wang C, Jacobs L. Association of Adjuvant Hormone Therapy Timing With Overall Survival Among Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2-Negative Early Breast Cancer Without Chemotherapy. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2145934. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45934. PMID: 35166783; PMCID: PMC8848199.

Patel HV, Srivastava A, Kim S, Patel HD, Pierorazio PM, Bagrodia A, Masterson TA, Ghodoussipour SB, Kim IY, Singer EA, Jang TL. Association of Lymph Node Count and Survival after Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer. J Urol. 2022 May;207(5):1057-1066. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002369. Epub 2022 Jan 3. PMID: 34978466.

Metcalf MR, Peña VN, Cheaib JG, Srivastava A, Pierorazio PM, Patel HD. Disparities in the Treatment and Survival of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urology. 2022 Jul;165:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.08.070. Epub 2021 Nov 20. PMID: 34808140.

Khan H, Heslin MJ, Crook ED, Mehari K, Johnston FM, Fonseca AL. Fragmentation of Care in Pancreatic Cancer: Effects on Receipt of Care and Survival. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Dec;26(12):2522-2533. doi: 10.1007/s11605-022-05478-8. Epub 2022 Oct 11. PMID: 36221020.

Khan H, Cherla D, Mehari K, Tripathi M, Butler TW, Crook ED, Heslin MJ, Johnston FM, Fonseca AL. Palliative Therapies in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Does Medicaid Expansion Make a Difference? Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jan;30(1):179-188. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12563-4. Epub 2022 Sep 28. PMID: 36169753.

Istl AC, Desravines N, Nudotor R, Stone R, Greer JB, Meyer CF, Johnston FM. Treatment patterns and outcomes for primary uterine leiomyosarcoma with synchronous isolated lung metastases: A National Cancer Database study of primary resection and metastasectomy. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2023 Nov 25;51:101308. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101308. PMID: 38174328; PMCID: PMC10758710.

Chen SY, Radomski SN, Stem M, Papanikolaou A, Gabre-Kidan A, Gearhart SL, Efron JE, Atallah C. Factors associated with not undergoing surgery for locally advanced rectal cancers: An NCDB propensity-matched analysis. Surgery. 2023 Dec;174(6):1323-1333. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Oct 16. PMID: 37852832.

Medicare Claims Data

Stonko DP, Dun C, Walsh C, Schul M, Blebea J, Boyle EM, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Evaluation of a Physician Peer-Benchmarking Intervention for Practice Variability and Costs for Endovenous Thermal Ablation. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2137515. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.37515. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 4;5(1):e2147752. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47752. PMID: 34905006; PMCID: PMC8672233.

Deery SE, Goldsborough E, Dun C, Abularrage CJ, Black JH, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Use of Intravascular Ultrasound During First-Time Femoropopliteal Peripheral Vascular Interventions Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Ann Vasc Surg. 2022 Mar;80:70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.09.024. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 34780962; PMCID: PMC8897245.

Zafar S, Dun C, Srikumaran D, Wang P, Schein OD, Makary M, Woreta F. Endophthalmitis Rates among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Cataract Surgery between 2011 and 2019. Ophthalmology. 2022 Mar;129(3):250-257. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 17. PMID: 34537285.

Bose S, Dun C, Zhang GQ, Walsh C, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Medicare Beneficiaries In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Increased Telemedicine Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 May;41(5):635-642. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01706. PMID: 35500186; PMCID: PMC9843604.

Malwankar J, Son HS, Chang DF, Dun C, Woreta F, Prescott C, Makary M, Srikumaran D. Trends, Factors, and Outcomes Associated with Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery among Medicare Beneficiaries. Ophthalmology. 2022 May;129(5):478-487. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.12.015. Epub 2021 Dec 28. PMID: 34971649.

Kawaji Q, Dun C, Walsh C, Sorber RA, Stonko DP, Abularrage CJ, Black JH 3rd, Perler BA, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Index atherectomy peripheral vascular interventions performed for claudication are associated with more reinterventions than nonatherectomy interventions. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug;76(2):489-498.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.02.034. Epub 2022 Mar 8. PMID: 35276258; PMCID: PMC9329163.

Heckenlaible NJ, Dun C, Prescott C, Eghrari AO, Woreta F, Makary MA, Srikumaran D. Predictors of Receiving Keratoplasty for Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy among Medicare Beneficiaries. Ophthalmology. 2023 Jan;130(1):28-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2022.07.030. Epub 2022 Aug 3. PMID: 35932840.

Bose S, Dun C, Sorber R, Stonko DP, Solomon AJ, Black JH 3rd, Lum YW, Conte MS, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Practice patterns surrounding the use of tibial interventions for claudication in the Medicare population. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Feb;77(2):454-462.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.033. Epub 2022 Sep 1. PMID: 36058433; PMCID: PMC9868091.

Sorber R, Dun C, Kawaji Q, Abularrage CJ, Black JH 3rd, Makary MA, Hicks CW. Early peripheral vascular interventions for claudication are associated with higher rates of late interventions and progression to chronic limb threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Mar;77(3):836-847.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.10.025. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 37276171; PMCID: PMC10242207.

Huh DD, Dun C, Fliotsos MJ, Jeng BH, Stoeger CG, Makary M, Woreta FA, Wolle M, Srikumaran D. Trends and Surgeon Variations in Early Regrafts After Endothelial Keratoplasty: Analysis of the National Medicare Data Set. Cornea. 2023 Aug 1;42(8):1016-1026. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003252. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36853597.

Dai X, Chang DF, Chen A, Dun C, Saeed S, Repka MX, Woreta FA. Use and Cost of Sustained-Release Corticosteroids for Cataract Surgery Under the Medicare Pass-Through Program. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep 1;141(9):844-851. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.3389. PMID: 37535374; PMCID: PMC10401390.

Sabharwal J, Dai X, Dun C, Chen A, Ali M, Schein OD, Ramulu PY, Makary M, Johnson TV, Woreta F. Early Endophthalmitis Incidence and Risk Factors after Glaucoma Surgery in the Medicare Population from 2016 to 2019. Ophthalmology. 2024 Feb;131(2):179-187. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.09.008. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PMID: 37709170.

Ali M, Dun C, Chen A, Saeed S, Prescott CR, Makary MA, Srikumaran D, Woreta FA. Early Endophthalmitis Rates and Risk Factors After Corneal Transplant Surgeries in Medicare Beneficiaries From 2016 to 2019. Cornea. 2024 Jun 1;43(6):676-684. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000003403. Epub 2023 Oct 30. PMID: 37903328.

Institutional Databases

Velez AK, Canner JK, Etchill E, Giuliano K, Alejo DE, Choi C, Kilic A, Schena S, Robert Whitman GJ, Lawton JS. Measures to Increase Use of Multiple Arterial Grafts for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Jun;232(6):954-961. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.02.008. Epub 2021 Feb 24. PMID: 33636310.

Hicks CW, Canner JK, Sherman RL, Black JH 3rd, Lum YW, Abularrage CJ. Evaluation of revascularization benefit quartiles using the Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection classification system for diabetic patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2021 Oct;74(4):1232-1239.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.03.017. Epub 2021 Apr 2. PMID: 33813024; PMCID: PMC9834912.

Hicks CW, Zhang GQ, Canner JK, Weaver ML, Lum YW, Black JH, Abularrage CJ. The Global Anatomic Staging System Does Not Predict Limb Based Patency of Tibial Endovascular Interventions. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Aug;75:79-85. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.04.007. Epub 2021 Apr 24. PMID: 33905854; PMCID: PMC9807072.

Al-Kawaz MN, Canner J, Caturegli G, Kannapadi N, Balucani C, Shelley L, Kim BS, Choi CW, Geocadin RG, Whitman G, Cho SM. Duration of Hyperoxia and Neurologic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Crit Care Med. 2021 Oct 1;49(10):e968-e977. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005069. PMID: 33935164.

Sorber R, Tsai LL, Hicks CW, Black JH 3rd. Midterm outcomes of isolated thoracic aortic replacement in congenital versus degenerative aortopathy in a 15-year institutional cohort. J Vasc Surg. 2023 Jan;77(1):20-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.05.033. Epub 2022 Aug 30. PMID: 36055553; PMCID: PMC9884488.

TriNetX Research Network

Sutaria N, Marani M, Choi J, Roh YS, Parthasarathy V, Deng J, Bordeaux ZA, Taylor MT, Lee KK, Pritchard T, Alajmi A, Adawi W, Semenov YR, Alphonse MP, Kwatra SG. Racial differences in dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in patients with prurigo nodularis. J Dermatol Sci. 2022 Feb;105(2):130-136. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2022.02.004. Epub 2022 Feb 4. PMID: 35151532.

Tang K, Seo J, Tiu BC, Le TK, Pahalyants V, Raval NS, Ugwu-Dike PO, Zubiri L, Naranbhai V, Carrington M, Gusev A, Reynolds KL, LeBoeuf NR, Asgari MM, Kwatra SG, Semenov YR. Association of Cutaneous Immune-Related Adverse Events With Increased Survival in Patients Treated With Anti-Programmed Cell Death 1 and Anti-Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Therapy. JAMA Dermatol. 2022 Feb 1;158(2):189-193. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.5476. PMID: 35019948; PMCID: PMC8756357.

Sutaria N, Adawi W, Brown I, Parthasarathy V, Roh YS, Choi J, Bordeaux ZA, Trinh P, Le TK, Deng J, Semenov YR, Kwatra SG. Racial disparities in mortality among patients with prurigo nodularis: A multi-center cohort study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Feb;86(2):487-490. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.09.028. Epub 2021 Sep 21. PMID: 34560195; PMCID: PMC8810612.

Taylor MT, Margolis DJ, Kwatra SG, Barbieri JS. A propensity score matched cohort study identifying an association of acne, but not oral antibiotic or isotretinoin use, with risk of incident inflammatory bowel disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Apr;88(4):841-847. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.01.014. Epub 2023 Jan 20. PMID: 36682724; PMCID: PMC10033360.

Limmer EE, Knowles A, Deng J, Parthasarathy V, Kwatra SG, Glass DA 2nd. Atopic dermatitis is associated with an increased risk of keloids: A case-control study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 May;88(5):1177-1179. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.12.013. Epub 2022 Dec 15. PMID: 36529374; PMCID: PMC10121727.

Cornman HL, Deng J, Kambala A, Parthasarathy V, Reddy SV, Kwatra SG. Clinical utility of peripheral blood laboratory testing in the diagnostic workup of prurigo nodularis: A multicenter cohort study. JAAD Int. 2023 Aug 12;13:74-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2023.07.015. PMID: 37711338; PMCID: PMC10497789.

Vascular Quality Improvement Database

Vervoort D, Canner JK, Haut ER, Black JH, Abularrage CJ, Zarkowsky DS, Iannuzzi JC, Hicks CW. Racial Disparities Associated With Reinterventions After Elective Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair. J Surg Res. 2021 Dec;268:381-388. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.07.010. Epub 2021 Aug 14. PMID: 34399360; PMCID: PMC8678173.

Zhang GQ, Bose S, Stonko DP, Abularrage CJ, Zarkowsky DS, Hicks CW. Transcarotid artery revascularization is associated with similar outcomes to carotid endarterectomy regardless of patient risk status. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Aug;76(2):474-481.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.03.860. Epub 2022 Mar 31. PMID: 35367564; PMCID: PMC9329175.

Other

Balas M, Jaja BNR, Harrington EM, Jack AS, Hofereiter J, Malhotra AK, Jaffe RH, He Y, Byrne JP, Wilson JR, Witiw CD. Earlier Tracheostomy Reduces Complications in Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Real-World Practice: Analysis of a Multicenter Cohort of 2001 Patients. Neurosurgery. 2023 Dec 1;93(6):1305-1312. doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002575. Epub 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37341486.

Giuliano K, Canner JK, Etchill E, Suarez-Pierre A, Choi CW, Higgins RSD, Hsu S, Sharma K, Kilic A. High rates of de novo malignancy compromise post-heart transplantation survival. J Card Surg. 2021 Apr;36(4):1401-1410. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15416. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33567114.

Hicks CW, Wang D, Matsushita K, Windham BG, Selvin E. Peripheral Neuropathy and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in U.S. Adults : A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Feb;174(2):167-174. doi: 10.7326/M20-1340. Epub 2020 Dec 8. PMID: 33284680; PMCID: PMC7932559.

Sahli ZT, Canner JK, Zeiger MA, Mathur A. Association between age and disease specific mortality in medullary thyroid cancer. Am J Surg. 2021 Feb;221(2):478-484. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.09.025. Epub 2020 Sep 26. PMID: 33010878; PMCID: PMC9169693.

Balucani C, Carhuapoma JR, Canner JK, Faigle R, Johnson B, Aycock A, Phipps MS, Schrier C, Yarbrough K, Toral L, Groman S, Lawrence E, Aldrich E, Goldszmidt A, Marsh E, Urrutia VC. Exploring the Collateral Damage of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke Care: A Statewide Analysis. Stroke. 2021 May;52(5):1822-1825. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034150. Epub 2021 Mar 11. PMID: 33691503.

Mathlouthi A, Nejim B, Magee GA, Siracuse JJ, Malas MB. Hospitalization Cost and In-hospital Outcomes Following Type B Thoracic Aortic Dissection Repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Aug;75:22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.01.111. Epub 2021 Apr 2. PMID: 33819596.

Hicks CW, Wang D, Windham BG, Matsushita K, Selvin E. Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy defined by monofilament insensitivity in middle-aged and older adults in two US cohorts. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 27;11(1):19159. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98565-w. PMID: 34580377; PMCID: PMC8476511.

Aliu O, Lee AWP, Efron JE, Higgins RSD, Butler CE, Offodile AC 2nd. Assessment of Costs and Care Quality Associated With Major Surgical Procedures After Implementation of Maryland's Capitated Budget Model. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Sep 1;4(9):e2126619. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26619. PMID: 34559228; PMCID: PMC8463941.

Hicks CW, Wang D, Matsushita K, McEvoy JW, Christenson R, Selvin E. Glycated albumin and HbA1c as markers of lower extremity disease inUS adults with and without diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Feb;184:109212. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109212. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35066057; PMCID: PMC8917067.

Engwall-Gill AJ, Chan SS, Boyd KP, Saito JM, Fallat ME, St Peter SD, Bolger-Theut S, Crotty EJ, Green JR, Hulett Bowling RL, Kumbhar SS, Rattan MS, Young CM, Canner JK, Deans KJ, Gadepalli SK, Helmrath MA, Hirschl RB, Kabre R, Lal DR, Landman MP, Leys CM, Mak GZ, Minneci PC, Wright TN, Kunisaki SM; Midwest Pediatric Surgery Consortium. Accuracy of Chest Computed Tomography in Distinguishing Cystic Pleuropulmonary Blastoma From Benign Congenital Lung Malformations in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2219814. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19814. PMID: 35771571; PMCID: PMC9247735.

Mathur A, Ahn JB, Sutton W, Zeiger MA, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco M. Increasing rates of parathyroidectomy to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients with Medicare coverage. Surgery. 2022 Jul;172(1):118-126. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.02.005. Epub 2022 Mar 21. Erratum in: Surgery. 2023 Feb;173(2):560. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.11.012. PMID: 35314072; PMCID: PMC9233023.

Giuliano K, Canner JK, Scully BB, Clarke N, Fraser CD 3rd, Ravekes W, Mettler B, Jacobs ML, Sen DG. Epstein-Barr Virus Predicts Malignancy After Pediatric Heart Transplant, Induction Therapy and Tacrolimus Don't. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov;114(5):1794-1802. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.038. Epub 2021 Sep 23. PMID: 34563503.

Stonko DP, Weller JH, Gonzalez Salazar AJ, Abdou H, Edwards J, Hinson J, Levin S, Byrne JP, Sakran JV, Hicks CW, Haut ER, Morrison JJ, Kent AJ. A Pilot Machine Learning Study Using Trauma Admission Data to Identify Risk for High Length of Stay. Surg Innov. 2023 Jun;30(3):356-365. doi: 10.1177/15533506221139965. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PMID: 36397721; PMCID: PMC10188661.

Warsame F, Chu NM, Hong J, Mathur A, Crews DC, Bayliss G, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA. Sleep duration and cognitive function among older adults with chronic kidney disease: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2011-2014). Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2023 Jun 30;38(7):1636-1644. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac325. PMID: 36535636; PMCID: PMC10310518.

Alothman S, Cornejo J, Adrales G, Li C, Sebastian R. Comparative outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with ESRD on dialysis in the modern era of renal transplantation: analysis using the 2015-2020 MBSAQIP database. Surg Endosc. 2023 Sep;37(9):7106-7113. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10200-z. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PMID: 37400685.

Coker A, Sebastian R, Tatum J, Cornejo J, Zevallos A, Li C, Schweitzer M, Adrales G. Do advances in technology translate to improved outcomes? Comparing robotic bariatric surgery outcomes over two-time intervals utilizing the MBSAQIP database. Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct;37(10):7970-7979. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10208-5. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37439819.

O'Laughlin M, Cornejo J, Zevallos A, Coker A, Schweitzer M, Adrales G, Li C, Sebastian R. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass conversion versus primary Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a propensity score matching analysis. Surg Endosc. 2023 Oct;37(10):7947-7954. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10261-0. Epub 2023 Jul 11. PMID: 37433912.