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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedHolscher CM, Luo X, Massie AB
Better graft outcomes from offspring donor kidneys among living donor kidney transplant recipients in the United States.
This study used Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data 2001-2016 to evaluate death-censored graft failure (DCGF) and mortality for recipients of offspring versus nonoffspring living donor kidneys, using Cox regression models with interaction terms. The investigators found that kidneys from offspring donors provided lower graft failure and comparable mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS024600.
Citation: Holscher CM, Luo X, Massie AB .
Better graft outcomes from offspring donor kidneys among living donor kidney transplant recipients in the United States.
Am J Transplant 2019 Jan;19(1):269-76. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15126..
Keywords: Transplantation, Surgery, Registries, Outcomes, Mortality, Adverse Events
Hu Y, McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ
Readmission predicts 90-day mortality after esophagectomy: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry linked to Medicare outcomes.
The purpose of this study was to characterize postesophagectomy readmissions and determine their relationship with subsequent 90-day mortality. It found that one in 5 esophagectomy patients are readmitted early after discharge. Readmitted patients have a 5-fold increase in early mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS018049.
Citation: Hu Y, McMurry TL, Stukenborg GJ .
Readmission predicts 90-day mortality after esophagectomy: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry linked to Medicare outcomes.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015 Nov;150(5):1254-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.071..
Keywords: Hospital Readmissions, Mortality, Outcomes, Registries, Surgery
Suckow BD, Kraiss LW, Schanzer A
Statin therapy after infrainguinal bypass surgery for critical limb ischemia is associated with improved 5-year survival.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of long-term statin use after lower extremity bypass grafting on patient-related and graft-related outcomes. It found that statin therapy is associated with a 5-year survival benefit after lower extremity bypass in patients with critical limb ischemia. However, 1-year limb-related outcomes were not influenced by statin use in our large observational cohort of patients undergoing revascularization in New England.
AHRQ-funded; HS021581.
Citation: Suckow BD, Kraiss LW, Schanzer A .
Statin therapy after infrainguinal bypass surgery for critical limb ischemia is associated with improved 5-year survival.
J Vasc Surg 2015 Jan;61(1):126-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.05.093..
Keywords: Outcomes, Surgery, Mortality, Registries
Banerjee M, Muenz DG, Worden FP
Conditional survival in patients with thyroid cancer.
This study used data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry to determine conditional 5-year disease-specific survival based on patient age, gender, and stage. It found that patients with localized thyroid cancer have excellent conditional 5-year survival, irrespective of where they are in their survivorship phase. In addition, patients with regional thyroid cancer have relatively stable conditional 5-year survival.
AHRQ-funded; HS020937.
Citation: Banerjee M, Muenz DG, Worden FP .
Conditional survival in patients with thyroid cancer.
Thyroid 2014 Dec;24(12):1784-9. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0264..
Keywords: Cancer, Mortality, Outcomes, Registries