The Impact of Postoperative COVID-19 Infection on 30-day Outcomes of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Preoperative Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections are associated with postoperative adverse outcomes. However, there is limited data on the impact of postoperative COVID-19 infection on postoperative outcomes of common general surgery procedures. To evaluate the impact of postoperative COVID-19 diagnosis on laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes.

Determination of Factors Associated with Upstage in Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia to Identify Low-Risk Patients Where Active Surveillance May be an Alternative.

Background: Excision is routinely recommended for atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) found on core biopsy given cancer upstage rates of near 20%. Identifying a cohort at low-risk for upstage may avoid low-value surgery. Objectives were to elucidate factors predictive of upstage in ADH, specifically near-complete core sampling, to potentially define a group at low upstage risk.

Association of Laparoscopic Approach With Improved Short-Term Outcomes in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy Undergoing Splenectomy.

Background: Patients with hematologic malignancies undergo splenectomy for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Although minimally invasive surgery continues to be increasingly utilized for a variety of abdominal operations, no large-scale data has compared the postoperative outcomes for laparoscopic vs open splenectomy in patients with hematologic malignancy.

Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of hematologic malignancy who underwent laparoscopic and open splenectomy between 2015 and 2020 were queried using the ACS-NSQIP database.

Predictors of poor outcomes after cholecystectomy in gallstone pancreatitis: NSQIP analysis of 30-day morbidity and mortality.

Background: Contemporary nationwide outcomes of gallstone pancreatitis (GSP) managed by cholecystectomy at the index hospitalization are limited. This study aims to define the rate of 30-day morbidity and mortality and identify associated perioperative risk factors in patients undergoing cholecystectomy for GSP.

Methods: Patients from the ACS-NSQIP database with GSP without pancreatic necrosis, who underwent cholecystectomy during the index hospitalization from 2017 to 2019 were selected.