Demographics and trends of cleft lip and palate patients born in Tennessee from 2000 to 2017.

Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of orofacial clefts (OFCs) in Tennessee over the span of 2000-2017, and evaluate the effects of race/ethnicity, sex, maternal/paternal age and socioeconomic status on the prevalence.

Methods: Records of all live births and demographics of newborns in Tennessee from 2000 to 2017 were requested from the Tennessee Department of Health to calculate the prevalence of OFCs. Data from United States Census was also obtained.

Comparative analysis of outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma exceeding the milan criteria treated with liver transplantation versus partial hepatectomy.

Introduction: Proponents of orthotopic liver transplantation (TXP) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) advocate expanding the Milan criteria. We performed a matched analysis comparing patients treated with TXP to patients treated with partial hepatectomy (PHX) for HCC exceeding the Milan criteria.

Methods: From the United Network for Organ Sharing registry, we identified 92 US patients with HCC exceeding the Milan criteria who underwent TXP between 2002 and 2005.

Therapy of renal artery aneurysms in New York State: outcomes of patients undergoing open and endovascular repair.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate changing trends in therapy and determinants of outcomes among patients with a renal artery aneurysm (RAA) undergoing surgical or endovascular repair in New York State (NYS). A retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent therapy for RAA in NYS from October 1, 2000, to December 31, 2006, was identified from the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database. Regression models which included hospital and patient characteristics were created to identify predictors of untoward events following surgical or endovascular intervention.

The cumulative effects of cold ischemic time and older donor age on liver graft survival.

Introduction: To provide greater equity among those awaiting a liver transplant, expanded geographic sharing of cadaveric organs has been proposed. A potential unintended consequence could be an increase in cold ischemia time (CIT), which may be deleterious to organs from older donors. This study sought to quantify the relative risk (RR) associated with increased CIT among older donors.