Publications by authors named "K K Roggin"
Background: Across surgery, marginalized individuals experience worse postoperative outcomes. These disparities stem from the interplay between multiple factors.
Methods: We introduced a novel framework to assess the role of barriers to access and bias in surgical complications (the uChicago Health Inequity Classification System, CHI-CS) in the setting of morbidity and mortality conference and assessed impact through pre and post implementation surveys.
Methylation-based liquid biopsies show promises in detecting cancer using circulating cell-free DNA; however, current limitations impede clinical application. Most assays necessitate substantial DNA inputs, posing challenges. Additionally, underrepresented tumor DNA fragments may go undetected during exponential amplification steps of traditional sequencing methods.
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- Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is an aggressive and rare cancer; this study aimed to find predictors of survival and recurrence in patients after surgical removal of UPS.
- A review of 534 UPS patients revealed key statistics, including a median overall survival of 109 months and factors like tumor size and surgical margins significantly impacting survival outcomes.
- The findings suggest that achieving R0 resection and administering radiation therapy can improve patient survival, regardless of whether the UPS is located in the extremities or trunk.
Surgeons face unique challenges in perioperative decision-making and communication with patients and families. In cardiothoracic surgery, the stakes are high, life and death decisions must be made quickly, and surgeons often lack a longstanding relationship with patients and families prior to intervention. This review considers specific challenges in the preoperative period followed by those faced postoperatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Reported outcomes after surgical debulking in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases (NETLM) are sparse.
Methods: NETLM patients that underwent surgical debulking from 2019 to 2021 were reviewed. Trends in perioperative liver function, complications, symptom response, and progression-free survival were examined.