The Impact of Gender and Race on Outcomes for Hospitalized Hepatitis A Patients Stratified by Liver Disease Severity.

Background: The incidence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is on the rise, with a minority of patients at risk for poor outcomes. This study investigates the prognostic impacts of race and gender on hospital outcomes among admitted HAV-infected patients.

Methods: Using the National Inpatient Sample from 2012 to 2017, patients admitted with HAV were selected and stratified by gender (male and female) and race (White, Black, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific Islander, Other).

Racial and ethnic disparities in post-liver transplant outcomes for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: An analysis of the UNOS database.

Background: The incidence of hospitalisations related to acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is increasing. Liver transplantation (LT) remains the definitive treatment for the condition.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of race and ethnicity on LT outcomes in ACLF.

Inpatient Cost Burdens of Treating Chronic Hepatitis B in US Hospitals: A Weighted Analysis of a National Database.

Background And Aims: This study evaluates the cost burdens of inpatient care for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). We aimed to stratify the patients based on the presence of cirrhosis and conduct subgroup analyses on patient demographics and medical characteristics.

Methods: The 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample was used to select individuals diagnosed with CHB.

The cost implications of Wilson disease among hospitalized patients: analysis of USA hospitals.

Background And Aim: In this study, we used a national cohort of patients with Wilson's disease (WD) to investigate the admissions, mortality rates, and costs over the captured period to assess specific subpopulations at higher burden.

Methods: Patients with WD were selected using 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS). The weighted estimates and patient data were stratified using demographics and medical characteristics.

The role of donor sex on the post-liver transplant outcomes in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Background And Aims: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) can result in hepatic decompensation and require liver transplantation (LT). This study investigates the effect of the sex of the donor and recipient as a prognostic risk factor for adverse outcomes after LT in patients with PSC.

Methods: UNOS registry was used to select LT patients with PSC from 1987 to 2019.

Trends of Costs and Admission Rates Among Patients Admitted With Autoimmune Hepatitis: Analysis of US Hospitals Using the NIS Database.

Background And Aim: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a prominent cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. This study aims to characterize the incidence, mortality, and cost implications of this condition using a national database.

Method: The 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample was used to select patients with AIH.

The impact of race and gender on the outcomes of patients with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure: propensity score-matched analysis of the NIS database.

Background: Acetaminophen overdose is one of the leading causes of acute liver failure in the USA. In this study, we investigated the impact of race and gender on the hospital outcomes of patients admitted with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure.

Methods: From the National Inpatient Sample between the years 2016 and 2019, patients with acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure were selected and stratified based on gender (Male and Female) and race (White, Black and Hispanic).

External Validation of the Breast Cancer Surgery Risk Calculator (BCSRc): A Predictive Model for Postoperative Complications.

Background: The breast cancer surgical risk calculator (BCSRc) is a prognostic tool that determines a breast cancer patient's unique risk of acute complications following each possible surgical intervention. When used in the preoperative setting, it can help to stratify patients with an increased complication risk and enhance the patient-physician informed decision-making process. The objective of this study was to externally validate the four models used in the BCSRc on a large cohort of patients who underwent breast cancer surgery.

Assessment of Conflicts of Interest in the Transcarotid Artery Revascularization Literature.

Introduction: To systematically review the accuracy of self-reported conflicts of interest (COIs) among transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) studies and evaluate factors associated with increased discrepancies.

Materials And Methods: A literature search identified all TCAR-related studies with at least one American author published between January 2017 and December 2020. Industry payments from Silk Road Medical, Inc.

The causes of death in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis following liver transplantation stratified using pre-liver transplant BMI.

Background & Aims: Determining the effects of pre-liver transplant (LT) BMI independent of underlying ascites on the post-LT outcomes of patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is needed to clarify the paradoxical and protective effects of obesity on post-LT endpoints. In order to accomplish this, we used graded severities of ascites to stratify the NASH-LT population and to perform an ascites-specific strata analysis with differing pre-LT BMI levels.

Methods: 2005-2019 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Standard Transplant Analysis and Research (STAR) database was queried to select patients with NASH, who were categorized into specific sets of ascites severity: no ascites (n = 1188), mild ascites (n = 4463), and moderate ascites (n = 3525).

Application of Trapezoid Orbital Septum Membrane Flap in Double-Eyelid Blepharoplasty.

Background: For a long time, to achieve the natural shape of double-eyelid crease, multiple techniques of double-eyelid plastic surgery have been developed. We describe the trapezoid orbital septum membrane flap in blepharoplasty to achieve a dynamic double-eyelid crease and avoid a depressed static scar.

Methods: The authors developed a trapezoid orbital septum membrane flap in double-eyelid blepharoplasty.

Immediate lymphatic reconstruction for the prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema: an experience highlighting the importance of lymphatic anatomy.

Immediate lymphatic reconstruction (ILR) has become increasingly utilized for the prevention of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). A growing body of evidence has demonstrated the long-term efficacy of ILR in reducing the rate of BCRL. While certain risk factors for BCRL are well-recognized, such as axillary lymph node dissection, regional lymph node radiation, and elevated body mass index, other potential risk factors such as age and taxane-based chemotherapeutics remain under discussion.