Publications by authors named "Cherilyn Song"
Background: Hospital price transparency is federally mandated to improve consumer accessibility. We aimed to evaluate how hospitals were complying with these regulations for elective hernia repairs.
Methods: Searches were performed for different hospital systems in attempt to find a price for the procedure using author's own health insurance.
Background: Chronic steroid use has been associated with increased postoperative complication; however, the association between chronic steroids and hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery through all aspects of disease etiologies and types of surgery performed remains an area of active research. Therefore, this study analyzed the association of chronic steroids use with outcomes after hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
Methods: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use Data Files for hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeries performed between 2015 and 2019 were analyzed for chronic steroid use and postoperative adverse events.
Unlabelled: Recently, a new liver allocation policy called the acuity circles (AC) framework was implemented to decrease geographic disparities in transplant metrics across donor service areas. Early analyses have examined the changes in outcomes because of the AC policy. However, perceptions among transplant surgeons and staff regarding the new policy remain unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of robotics in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery has increased. With this increased collaboration, there has also been a push toward improving the transparency of conflicts of interest in terms of funding provided by robotics companies.
Methods: Studies with ≥1 American author published between 2016 and 2020 discussing robotic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery were included in the analysis.