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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedChilders CP, Dworsky JQ, Maggard-Gibbons M
The contemporary appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in adults.
Epidemiologic data related to the surgical management of appendicitis are out of date. In this study, the authors contemplated the role of nonoperative therapy in uncomplicated appendicitis and developed a contemporary profile of the risks and benefits of operative appendectomy by merging the 2016 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program essential and appendectomy-targeted participant use files.
AHRQ-funded; HS025079.
Citation: Childers CP, Dworsky JQ, Maggard-Gibbons M .
The contemporary appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in adults.
Surgery 2019 Mar;165(3):593-601. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.09.009..
Keywords: Care Management, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Treatments
Rajaram R, Paruch JL, Mohanty S
Patterns and predictors of chemotherapy use for resected non-small cell lung cancer.
The researchers sought to evaluate chemotherapy use in resected stage IB to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) over time and to identify predictors of perioperative chemotherapy administration. They found that the use of chemotherapy has significantly increased in patients with resected stage IB to IIIA NSCLC.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Rajaram R, Paruch JL, Mohanty S .
Patterns and predictors of chemotherapy use for resected non-small cell lung cancer.
Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Feb;101(2):533-40. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.077..
Keywords: Treatments, Cancer: Lung Cancer, Surgery, Outcomes, Quality Improvement