Search Results - "Cron, David"
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Effect of Preoperative Opioid Exposure on Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Following Elective Abdominal Surgery
Published in Annals of surgery (01-04-2017)“…OBJECTIVE:To examine the extent to which preoperative opioid use is correlated with healthcare utilization and costs following elective surgical procedures…”
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Techniques to Minimize Rewarming During Kidney Transplant Implantation: In Reply to Ortiz and Ortiz
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Increased volume of organ offers and decreased efficiency of kidney placement under circle-based kidney allocation
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-08-2023)“…The newest kidney allocation policy kidney allocation system 250 (KAS250) broadened geographic distribution while increasing allocation system complexity. We…”
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Impact of Median MELD at Transplant Minus 3 National Policy on Quality of Transplanted Livers for Patients With and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Published in Transplantation (01-01-2024)“…Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been overprioritized in the deceased donor liver allocation system. The United Network for Organ Sharing…”
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Psoas muscle size as a frailty measure for open and transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-03-2016)“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the use of sarcopenia as a frailty assessment tool for patients with aortic stenosis undergoing surgical aortic valve…”
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Organ Donation and Transplants During Major US Motorcycle Rallies
Published in JAMA internal medicine (01-01-2023)“…Large-scale motorcycle rallies attract thousands of attendees and are associated with increased trauma-related morbidity and mortality. To examine the…”
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Preoperative Opioid Use is Independently Associated With Increased Costs and Worse Outcomes After Major Abdominal Surgery
Published in Annals of surgery (01-04-2017)“…OBJECTIVE:To explore the clinical and financial implications of preoperative opioid use in major abdominal surgery. BACKGROUND:Opioids are increasingly used to…”
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Prescription Opioid Use among Opioid-Naive Women Undergoing Immediate Breast Reconstruction
Published in Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) (01-12-2017)“…Cancer patients may be particularly vulnerable to the deleterious effects of prolonged opioid use. The authors explored the factors that influence…”
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Associations Among Circle-Based Kidney Allocation, Center Waiting Time, and Likelihood of Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation
Published in American journal of kidney diseases (02-10-2024)“…The kidney allocation system (KAS250), using circle-based distribution, attempts to address geographic disparities through broader sharing of deceased-donor…”
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Cold Ischemia Time and Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation: A Paired Kidney Analysis
Published in Transplantation (01-09-2024)“…We aimed to understand the association between cold ischemia time (CIT) and delayed graft function (DGF) after kidney transplantation and the impact of organ…”
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Sex-based Disparities in Access to Liver Transplantation for Waitlisted Patients With Model for end-stage Liver Disease Score of 40
Published in Annals of surgery (01-01-2024)“…To determine the association of sex with access to liver transplantation among candidates with the highest possible model for end-stage liver disease score…”
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Anastomosis Time and Outcomes after Donation after Circulatory Death Kidney Transplantation
Published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons (01-06-2022)“…At every stage in the transplantation process for a deceased-donor kidney, time means ischemia. Donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidneys are already…”
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Provider Characteristics Associated With Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery
Published in Annals of surgery (01-04-2020)“…OBJECTIVE:To characterize differences in postoperative opioid prescribing across surgical, nonsurgical, and advanced practice providers. BACKGROUND:There is a…”
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Racial–ethnic differences in liver transplant waitlist outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before and after recent changes to allocation policy
Published in Clinical transplantation (01-06-2024)“…Background In May 2019, liver transplant (LT) allocation policy changed to limit MELD exception points for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) to median MELD at…”
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Classifying Preoperative Opioid Use for Surgical Care
Published in Annals of surgery (01-06-2020)“…OBJECTIVE:We characterized patterns of preoperative opioid use in patients undergoing elective surgery to identify the relationship between preoperative use…”
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Influence of organ quality on the observed association between deceased donor kidney procurement biopsy findings and graft survival
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-12-2022)“…Deceased donor kidney procurement biopsies findings are the most common reason for kidney discard. Retrospective studies have found inconsistent associations…”
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The Association Between Preoperative Opioid Exposure and Prolonged Postoperative Use
Published in Annals of surgery (01-11-2021)“…OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of nonchronic, periodic preoperative opioid use on prolonged opioid fills after surgery. BACKGROUND:Nonchronic, periodic…”
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Association of transplant center market concentration and local organ availability with deceased donor kidney utilization
Published in American journal of transplantation (01-06-2022)“…Although there is a shortage of kidneys available for transplantation, many transplantable kidneys are not procured or are discarded after procurement. We…”
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Variation Across Organ Procurement Organizations in Deceased‐Donor Kidney Offer Notification Practices
Published in Clinical transplantation (01-11-2024)“…ABSTRACT Introduction How offer notifications are distributed early in the kidney allocation timeline, including how widely they are offered, is unclear. A…”
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Quality of Life in Liver Transplant Candidates: Frailty Is a Better Indicator Than Severity of Liver Disease
Published in Transplantation (01-02-2015)“…BACKGROUNDIn an effort to understand the diminished quality of life (QoL) exhibited by patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), we studied the association…”
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