Search Results - "Isaacs, Abby"
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National trends in utilization and in-hospital outcomes of mechanical versus bioprosthetic aortic valve replacements
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2015)“…Abstract Objective Substantial controversy surrounds the choice between a mechanical versus bioprosthetic prosthesis for aortic valve replacement (AVR), based…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Robotic-Assisted vs Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
Published in Chest (01-12-2014)“…Abstract BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted lobectomy is being offered increasingly to patients. However, little is known about its safety, complication profile, or…”
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Long term survival with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) versus thoracoscopic sublobar lung resection in elderly people: national population based study with propensity matched comparative analysis
Published in BMJ (Online) (08-07-2016)“…Objectives To compare cancer specific survival after thoracoscopic sublobar lung resection and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for tumors ≤2 cm in…”
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Clipping and Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2000 to 2010
Published in Stroke (1970) (01-09-2015)“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Endovascular coiling therapy is increasingly popular for obliteration of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, but older patients face…”
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Comparison of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Colectomies Using a Large National Database: Outcomes and Trends Related to Surgery Center Volume
Published in Diseases of the colon & rectum (01-06-2016)“…Previous studies have shown that high-volume centers and laparoscopic techniques improve outcomes of colectomy. These evidence-based measures have been slow to…”
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Association of Breast Conservation Surgery for Cancer With 90-Day Reoperation Rates in New York State
Published in JAMA surgery (01-07-2016)“…For early-stage breast cancer, breast conservation surgery (BCS) is a conservative option for women and involves removing the tumor with a margin of…”
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Long term survival with thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy: propensity matched comparative analysis using SEER-Medicare database
Published in BMJ (Online) (02-10-2014)“…Objective To compare long term survival after minimally invasive lobectomy and thoracotomy lobectomy.Design Propensity matched analysis.Setting Surveillance,…”
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The Effect of Center Volume on In-Hospital Mortality After Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgical Procedures: A Population-Based Study
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-10-2015)“…Background We aimed to determine the relationship between hospital volume and use of dual aortic and mitral valve surgical procedures. Methods Patients who…”
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A Population-Based Analysis of Robotic-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (01-05-2015)“…Background Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair is becoming more frequently performed in cardiac surgery. However, little is known about its utilization and…”
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Safety, pharmacokinetics, and immunological activities of multiple intravenous or subcutaneous doses of an anti-HIV monoclonal antibody, VRC01, administered to HIV-uninfected adults: Results of a phase 1 randomized trial
Published in PLoS medicine (14-11-2017)“…VRC01 is an HIV-1 CD4 binding site broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) that is active against a broad range of HIV-1 primary isolates in vitro and protects…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Cancer Control and Survival after Robot-Assisted versus Open Radical Prostatectomy
Published in The Journal of urology (01-01-2017)“…Purpose Robot-assisted surgery has been rapidly adopted in the U.S. for prostate cancer. Its adoption has been driven by market forces and patient preference,…”
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Centralization of pancreatoduodenectomy a decade later: Impact of the volume–outcome relationship
Published in Surgery (01-06-2016)“…Background The hospital volume–outcome relationship for complex procedures has led to the suggestion that care should be centralized. This study was performed…”
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Multinational Comprehensive Evaluation of the Fixation Method Used in Hip Replacement: Interaction with Age in Context
Published in Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (17-12-2014)“…BACKGROUND:Fixation in total hip replacements remains a controversial topic, despite the high level of its success. Data obtained from major orthopaedic…”
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Comparative effectiveness of peripheral vascular intervention versus surgical bypass for critical limb ischemia in the Vascular Study Group of Greater New York
Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-11-2016)“…Objective In this study, the effectiveness of peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) was compared with surgical bypass grafting (BPG) for critical limb…”
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National study of utilization of male incontinence procedures
Published in Neurourology and urodynamics (01-01-2016)“…Aims We explored re‐interventions and short and long term adverse events associated with procedures for male incontinence among Medicare beneficiaries. Methods…”
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Characterizing the evolution of perioperative outcomes and costs of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-11-2015)“…Objective The purpose of this study is to characterize the evolution in perioperative outcomes and costs of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair…”
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Mobile Phone Questionnaires for Sexual Risk Data Collection Among Young Women in Soweto, South Africa
Published in AIDS and behavior (01-07-2018)“…Recall and social desirability bias undermine self-report of paper-and-pencil questionnaires. Mobile phone questionnaires may overcome these challenges. We…”
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A Distributed Health Data Network Analysis of Survival Outcomes: The International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries Perspective
Published in Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (17-12-2014)“…The International Consortium for Orthopaedic Registries is a multinational initiative established by the United States Food and Drug Administration to develop…”
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International Comparative Evaluation of Knee Replacement with Fixed or Mobile-Bearing Posterior-Stabilized Prostheses
Published in Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (17-12-2014)“…BACKGROUND:Posterior-stabilized total knee prostheses were introduced to address instability secondary to loss of posterior cruciate ligament function, and…”
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Surgeon versus device in aortic valve replacement
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