Publications by authors named "Swara Bajpai"
Background: This retrospective study compares a multidisciplinary clinic (MDC) to standard care for time to treatment of colorectal cancer.
Methods: We queried our institutional ACS-NSQIP database for patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer from 2017 to 2020. Patients were stratified by initial clinic visit (MDC vs control).
Background: Health literacy is a determinant of health. Few studies characterize its association with surgical outcomes.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery 2015-2020.
The Trainee's Role in Patient Safety: Training Residents and Medical Students in Surgical Patient Safety.
Surg Clin North Am
February 2021
"The focus on patient safety offers a new framework not only for delivering health care but also for training physicians. Medical school and surgical graduate medical education must transition to a more holistic approach by teaching technical and nontechnical skills. Formalized safety curricula can be developed by adopting recommended guidelines and content from national and international organizations, existing validated practices of training programs, frequent simulation exercises, and objective evaluation tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The modified Goutallier classification system describes the fatty infiltration of rotator cuff musculature (RCM) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assist with surgical decision-making for patients with rotator cuff tears (RCT). We describe the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and fatty infiltration in patients without RCT.
Methods: Twenty-five patients from each of four different BMI ranges (< 25 kg/m; 25 kg/m to 30 kg/m; 30 kg/m to 35 kg/m; > 35 kg/m) were randomly selected from 1088 consecutive shoulder MRI scans (T1 parasagittal series).