- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Educational and Organizational Development
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Education in Rural Contexts
- Organizational Management and Innovation
Boston Children's Hospital
2014-2024
Universidad de San Martín de Porres
2024
Boston Children's Museum
2018-2024
Latin American University of Science and Technology
2022-2023
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología
2022-2023
Harvard University
2022
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2016
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
2013-2015
Universidad Autónoma Monterrey
2015
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
2015
Background: For pancreatectomy patients, mortality increases with increasing age. Our study evaluated the relative contribution of overall postoperative complications and failure to rescue rates on observed increased in older patients undergoing pancreatic resection at specialized centers. Methods: We identified 2694 who underwent from American College Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Pancreatectomy Demonstration Project 37 high-volume Overall morbidity in-hospital were...
Current liver allocation policy in the United States grants transplant candidates with stage T2 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) a priority Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of 22, regardless age. Because advanced age may portend an increase all-cause mortality after transplantation any diagnosis, aim this study was to examine overall posttransplant survival elderly patients HCC versus younger cohorts. Based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, Kaplan-Meier...
The decision regarding elective cholecystectomy in older patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis is complicated. We developed and validated a prognostic nomogram to guide shared making for these patients.
Abstract The benefits of laparoscopic surgery have not been available to the majority Mongolians. Mongolian surgical leaders requested assistance in expanding laparoscopy. A capacity-building approach for teaching cholecystectomy throughout Mongolia is reviewed. training program was developed. included a didactic course and an intensive 2-week practical operating experience. Courses were taught Ulaanbataar at 3 4 regional diagnostic referral treatment centers from 2006 2010. During this...
OBJECTIVE: To measure the effects of participating in structured oral presentation evaluation sessions early pediatric clerkships on students' subsequent presentations. METHODS: We conducted a single-blind, 3-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial during at Boston University School Medicine, Maryland Oregon Health & Science University, and Case Western Reserve Medicine. Blocks students each school were randomly assigned to experience either (1) no formal feedback (control) or...
BACKGROUND A previous observational study reported that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is associated with improved survival in older patients pancreatic cancer. The objective of this was to reevaluate association using different statistical methods control for confounding and selection bias. METHODS Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER)‐Medicare linked data (1992‐2007) used identify locoregional Two‐year who did not receive EUS compared by standard Cox proportional hazards models,...
Minimally invasive breast biopsy (MIBB) rates remain well below guideline recommendations of more than 90% and vary across geographic areas. Our aim was to determine the variation in use attributable surgeon facility patient, surgeon, characteristics associated with MIBB.We used 100% Texas Medicare claims data (2000-2008) identify women older 66 years a (open or minimally invasive) subsequent cancer diagnosis/operation within 1 year. The percentage patients undergoing MIBB as first...
Neste artigo e retratado o uso da Tecnologia Informacao (TI) na Prefeitura Municipal de Palmeira das Missoes. Sendo abordado a historia conceito TI, sistemas informacao relacao entre organizacoes publicas TI. O objetivo desse estudo pesquisar para que fins sejam utilizados tecnologia prefeitura pelos servidores publicos, cargos confianca estagiarios, alem dos problemas enfrentados mesmos no entendimento utilizacao do sistema. Contudo foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratoria, partir revisao...