Publications by authors named "S J Mongin"
Kidney transplantation entails well-coordinated complex care delivery. Patient-provider cultural and linguistic discordance can lead to healthcare disparities. We analyzed kidney transplantation outcomes among our institution's Hmong recipients using a retrospective cohort study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Living donor hepatectomy (LDH) is associated with significant postoperative hypophosphatemia.
Methods: From January 1997 through July 2017, we performed 176 LDH and compared donors who developed liver insufficiency (LI) to those that did not within 30 days of LDH. Using smoothing splines, we constructed a mixed-effects model and assessed receiver operating characteristic curves.
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- A total pancreatectomy and intraportal islet cell autotransplant (TPIAT) is effective for chronic pancreatitis patients, providing long-term pain relief and helping manage diabetes.
- Of the 215 patients studied over a decade, 82% experienced significant pain relief, while narcotic use dropped significantly, indicating improved quality of life.
- The study found that factors like higher islet cell transplantation and being a pediatric patient positively influenced graft function and overall health outcomes.
Background: Living liver donation is one of the most selfless and humane acts a person can perform. Few single-center reports have been published specifically evaluating complications and quality of life post-donation.
Study Design: We conducted a retrospective analysis of outcomes of 176 living liver donors at our center to determine the incidence, type, and Clavien grade of complications, as well as long-term quality of life.
Purpose: We conducted external comparisons for the prevalence of asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer among World Trade Center (WTC) general responders using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) as the reference, along with internal comparisons for the incidence of asthma.
Methods: Standardized Morbidity Ratios (SMRs) were calculated for the prevalence of the health conditions, and risk ratios (RRs) for asthma incidence.
Results: Relative to the NHIS, asthma prevalence was in excess in responders over the study years (age-adjusted SMRs = 1.