Publications by authors named "Osagie Igiebor"
Brachytherapy
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on women on chronic anticoagulation (AC) who need operative brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers, highlighting the lack of guidelines for their management during procedures.
- Researchers analyzed data from 304 patients, finding that 10% were on chronic AC, primarily for venous thromboembolism or atrial fibrillation, with the most common cancers being cervical and inoperable uterine cancer.
- The results showed a low rate of significant bleeding and no new embolic events, suggesting that these women can safely undergo brachytherapy without being excluded from the treatment.
Pract Radiat Oncol
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated delays in insurance preauthorization for radiation therapy and aimed to reduce the mean time for clinical treatment plan (CTP) completion and the number of delayed/denied cases by 50%.
- A root cause analysis and quality improvement methods led to optimized CTP templates and workflows, significantly improving the efficiency of the preauthorization process.
- Results showed substantial improvements, with the mean CTP completion time decreasing from 16 to 4 days and the percentage of delayed/denied cases reducing from 32% to 8%. *
