List of works - Brian S. Diggs

A growing problem: maternal death and peripartum complications are higher in women with grown-up congenital heart disease

scientific article

A model for gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity: the effect of chronic partial gastric outlet obstruction on esophageal physiology

article

A population-based survival assessment of categorizing level III and IV rural hospitals as trauma centers

scientific article

A predictive model for mortality in massively transfused trauma patients

scientific article published in August 2011

Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease?

scientific article published in August 2010

Alterations in T-Cell Subset Frequency in Peripheral Blood in Obesity

article

Bayesian analysis of series expansions

Bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in hospitals with and without surgical residency programs: is there a difference?

scientific article published on 7 December 2010

Chance, bias, and confounding: threats to valid measurement of quality in the context of pediatric cardiac surgery

scientific article

Characterizing the HER2/neu status and metastatic potential of breast cancer stem/progenitor cells

scientific article published on 17 October 2009

Common ground: Measuring intrainstitutional mortality among pediatric surgical procedures

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Comparative Validation of Online Nomograms for Predicting Nonsentinel Lymph Node Status in Sentinel Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Comparison of pediatric cardiac surgical mortality rates from national administrative data to contemporary clinical standards

scientific article

Complications nearly double the cost of care after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--a comparison of administrative and clinical data

scientific article

Demographic and socioeconomic trends in the use of laparoscopic appendectomy from 1997 to 2003.

scientific article

Derivation of a clinical decision rule to guide the interhospital transfer of patients with blunt traumatic brain injury

scientific article

Diagnostic laparoscopy for patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: is it cost-effective in the current era?

scientific article published on 10 May 2008

Does surgery residency prepare residents to work at critical access hospitals?

scientific article

Dramatic decreases in mortality from laparoscopic colon resections based on data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

scientific article

Early neurosurgical procedures enhance survival in blunt head injury: propensity score analysis

scientific article published on 20 December 2008

Effect of biopsy type on outcomes in the treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma

scientific article published on May 2013

Effect of high product ratio massive transfusion on mortality in blunt and penetrating trauma patients

scientific article

Effect of surgical approach on 30-day mortality and morbidity after elective colectomy: a NSQIP study

scientific article

Endoscopic ultrasound for the evaluation of Nissen fundoplication integrity: a blinded comparison with conventional testing

scientific article

Endoscopic ultrasound may be unnecessary in the preoperative evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

scientific article

Establishing the Need for Trauma Center Care: Anatomic Injury or Resource Use?

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period

scientific article published on 11 November 2009

Forty-Eight-Hour pH Monitoring Increases Sensitivity in Detecting Abnormal Esophageal Acid Exposure

scientific article published on 01 November 2005

Geography or pathology? Regional variation in atrial septal defect closure rates and techniques

scientific article published on 08 June 2011

Impact of Single-Ventricle Physiology on Death After Heart Transplantation in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

scientific article published on 09 August 2012

Impact of comorbidity on outcomes and overall survival after open and minimally invasive esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal cancer.

scientific article published on 12 July 2013

Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005

Improving diagnostic accuracy: simple statistical nomograms to interpret medical literature

scientific article published in July 2010

Increased vascular endothelial growth factor transcription in residual hepatocellular carcinoma after open versus laparoscopic hepatectomy in a small animal model.

scientific article

Intraoperative oncologic staging and outcomes for lung cancer resection vary by surgeon specialty

scientific article published on October 2011

Laparoscopic colectomy reduces morbidity and mortality in obese patients

scientific article published on 23 February 2013

Laparoscopic converted to open colectomy: predictors and outcomes from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

scientific article published on May 2011

Laparoscopic proctectomy after neoadjuvant therapy: safety and long-term follow-up

scientific article published on 24 December 2010

Management of the open abdomen during the global war on terror

scientific article published on January 2013

Measurement of Quality in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Understanding the Threats to Validity

Mechanical circulatory support pathways that maximize post-heart transplant survival

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Minimally invasive esophagectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes to open esophagectomy for locally advanced (stage II or III) esophageal carcinoma

scientific article published in June 2011

Mortality rate is not a valid indicator of quality differences between pediatric cardiac surgical programs

scientific article published in January 2010

National practice patterns for management of adult congenital heart disease: operation by pediatric heart surgeons decreases in-hospital death

scientific article published on 7 November 2008

Office-based unsedated small-caliber endoscopy is equivalent to conventional sedated endoscopy in screening and surveillance for Barrett's esophagus: a randomized and blinded comparison

scientific article published on December 2006

Operative resection of primary carcinoid neoplasms in patients with liver metastases yields significantly better survival.

scientific article published on December 2006

Outcome of patients treated surgically for lymph node metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

scientific article

Patient and hospital characteristics on the variance of perioperative outcomes for pancreatic resection in the United States: a plea for outcome-based and not volume-based referral guidelines

scientific article published in August 2009

Patient and peri-operative predictors of morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP), 2005-2008.

scientific article published on 8 September 2010

Perioperative morbidity associated with bariatric surgery: an academic center experience.

scientific article

Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic transhiatal inversion esophagectomy compare favorably with those of combined thoracoscopic-laparoscopic esophagectomy.

scientific article published on 31 December 2008

Predicting malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a single-center review

scientific article published on May 2011

Predictors of technical skill acquisition among resident trainees in a laparoscopic skills education program.

scientific article

Prehospital intravenous fluid is associated with increased survival in trauma patients

scientific article published on July 2013

Profoundly abnormal initial physiologic and biochemical data cannot be used to determine futility in massively transfused trauma patients.

scientific article

Proportion of seriously injured patients admitted to hospitals in the US with a high annual injured patient volume: a metric of regionalized trauma care

scientific article published on 26 November 2007

Racial disparities in mortality among adults hospitalized after injury

scientific article published in February 2008

Realistic distractions and interruptions that impair simulated surgical performance by novice surgeons

scientific article published in November 2012

Regional differences in outcomes for hospitalized injured patients

scientific article published in April 2006

Regional variation in prosthesis choice for aortic valve replacement in older patients

scientific article published in January 2012

Resuscitation With Normal Saline (NS) vs. Lactated Ringers (LR) Modulates Hypercoagulability and Leads to Increased Blood Loss in an Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock Swine Model

article

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: comparison of lymphocele rates by surgical technique

scientific article published in April 2013

Serum leptin levels, hepatic leptin receptor transcription, and clinical predictors of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese bariatric surgery patients.

scientific article

Specialized Practice Reduces Inpatient Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost in the Care of Colorectal Patients

scientific article published on 01 July 2011

Specific abbreviated injury scale values are responsible for the underestimation of mortality in penetrating trauma patients by the injury severity score

scientific article published in August 2011

Stage III & IV colon and rectal cancers share a similar genetic profile: a review of the Oregon Colorectal Cancer Registry

scientific article published on May 2013

Surgical portosystemic shunts in the era of TIPS and liver transplantation are still relevant

scientific article

Systemic inflammation and insulin sensitivity in obese IFN-γ knockout mice

scientific article

Ten-year trend in the national volume of bile duct injuries requiring operative repair.

scientific article

The Influence of Surgeon Specialty on Outcomes in General Thoracic Surgery: A National Sample 1996 to 2005

scientific article published on 01 November 2009

The Relationship Between Hospital Surgical Case Volumes and Mortality Rates in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A National Sample, 1988–2005

scientific article published on 01 September 2008

The incidence and burden of ladder, structure, and scaffolding falls.

scientific article

The national mortality burden and significant factors associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 1997-2006.

scientific article published on 02 September 2009

The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization?

scientific article published in November 2008

Trends in the management of esophageal carcinoma based on provider volume: treatment practices of 618 esophageal surgeons

scientific article

Trends in the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis over time: increased mortality and centralization of care

scientific article published on March 2011

Use and outcomes of emergent laparoscopic resection for acute diverticulitis.

scientific article published on 22 March 2012

Using complications associated with postmastectomy radiation and immediate breast reconstruction to improve surgical decision making.

scientific article published on September 2010

Utilization of laparoscopic colectomy in the United States before and after the clinical outcomes of surgical therapy study group trial

scientific article published on August 2011

VEGF gene therapy augments localized angiogenesis and promotes anastomotic wound healing: a pilot study in a clinically relevant animal model

scientific article

List of works by Brian S. Diggs

A growing problem: maternal death and peripartum complications are higher in women with grown-up congenital heart disease

A model for gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity: the effect of chronic partial gastric outlet obstruction on esophageal physiology

A population-based survival assessment of categorizing level III and IV rural hospitals as trauma centers

A predictive model for mortality in massively transfused trauma patients

Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease?

Alterations in T-Cell Subset Frequency in Peripheral Blood in Obesity

Bayesian analysis of series expansions

Bile duct injury after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in hospitals with and without surgical residency programs: is there a difference?

Chance, bias, and confounding: threats to valid measurement of quality in the context of pediatric cardiac surgery

Characterizing the HER2/neu status and metastatic potential of breast cancer stem/progenitor cells

Common ground: Measuring intrainstitutional mortality among pediatric surgical procedures

Comparative Validation of Online Nomograms for Predicting Nonsentinel Lymph Node Status in Sentinel Lymph Node–Positive Breast Cancer

Comparison of pediatric cardiac surgical mortality rates from national administrative data to contemporary clinical standards

Complications nearly double the cost of care after pancreaticoduodenectomy.

Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--a comparison of administrative and clinical data

Demographic and socioeconomic trends in the use of laparoscopic appendectomy from 1997 to 2003.

Derivation of a clinical decision rule to guide the interhospital transfer of patients with blunt traumatic brain injury

Diagnostic laparoscopy for patients with potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: is it cost-effective in the current era?

Does surgery residency prepare residents to work at critical access hospitals?

Dramatic decreases in mortality from laparoscopic colon resections based on data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Early neurosurgical procedures enhance survival in blunt head injury: propensity score analysis

Effect of biopsy type on outcomes in the treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma

Effect of high product ratio massive transfusion on mortality in blunt and penetrating trauma patients

Effect of surgical approach on 30-day mortality and morbidity after elective colectomy: a NSQIP study

Endoscopic ultrasound for the evaluation of Nissen fundoplication integrity: a blinded comparison with conventional testing

Endoscopic ultrasound may be unnecessary in the preoperative evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

Establishing the Need for Trauma Center Care: Anatomic Injury or Resource Use?

Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period

Forty-Eight-Hour pH Monitoring Increases Sensitivity in Detecting Abnormal Esophageal Acid Exposure

Geography or pathology? Regional variation in atrial septal defect closure rates and techniques

Impact of Single-Ventricle Physiology on Death After Heart Transplantation in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Impact of comorbidity on outcomes and overall survival after open and minimally invasive esophagectomy for locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005

Improving diagnostic accuracy: simple statistical nomograms to interpret medical literature

Increased vascular endothelial growth factor transcription in residual hepatocellular carcinoma after open versus laparoscopic hepatectomy in a small animal model.

Intraoperative oncologic staging and outcomes for lung cancer resection vary by surgeon specialty

Laparoscopic colectomy reduces morbidity and mortality in obese patients

Laparoscopic converted to open colectomy: predictors and outcomes from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Laparoscopic proctectomy after neoadjuvant therapy: safety and long-term follow-up

Management of the open abdomen during the global war on terror

Measurement of Quality in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Understanding the Threats to Validity

Mechanical circulatory support pathways that maximize post-heart transplant survival

Minimally invasive esophagectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes to open esophagectomy for locally advanced (stage II or III) esophageal carcinoma

Mortality rate is not a valid indicator of quality differences between pediatric cardiac surgical programs

National practice patterns for management of adult congenital heart disease: operation by pediatric heart surgeons decreases in-hospital death

Office-based unsedated small-caliber endoscopy is equivalent to conventional sedated endoscopy in screening and surveillance for Barrett's esophagus: a randomized and blinded comparison

Operative resection of primary carcinoid neoplasms in patients with liver metastases yields significantly better survival.

Outcome of patients treated surgically for lymph node metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Patient and hospital characteristics on the variance of perioperative outcomes for pancreatic resection in the United States: a plea for outcome-based and not volume-based referral guidelines

Patient and peri-operative predictors of morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy: American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP), 2005-2008.

Perioperative morbidity associated with bariatric surgery: an academic center experience.

Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic transhiatal inversion esophagectomy compare favorably with those of combined thoracoscopic-laparoscopic esophagectomy.

Predicting malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a single-center review

Predictors of technical skill acquisition among resident trainees in a laparoscopic skills education program.

Prehospital intravenous fluid is associated with increased survival in trauma patients

Profoundly abnormal initial physiologic and biochemical data cannot be used to determine futility in massively transfused trauma patients.

Proportion of seriously injured patients admitted to hospitals in the US with a high annual injured patient volume: a metric of regionalized trauma care

Racial disparities in mortality among adults hospitalized after injury

Realistic distractions and interruptions that impair simulated surgical performance by novice surgeons

Regional differences in outcomes for hospitalized injured patients

Regional variation in prosthesis choice for aortic valve replacement in older patients

Resuscitation With Normal Saline (NS) vs. Lactated Ringers (LR) Modulates Hypercoagulability and Leads to Increased Blood Loss in an Uncontrolled Hemorrhagic Shock Swine Model

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: comparison of lymphocele rates by surgical technique

Serum leptin levels, hepatic leptin receptor transcription, and clinical predictors of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in obese bariatric surgery patients.

Specialized Practice Reduces Inpatient Mortality, Length of Stay, and Cost in the Care of Colorectal Patients

Specific abbreviated injury scale values are responsible for the underestimation of mortality in penetrating trauma patients by the injury severity score

Stage III & IV colon and rectal cancers share a similar genetic profile: a review of the Oregon Colorectal Cancer Registry

Surgical portosystemic shunts in the era of TIPS and liver transplantation are still relevant

Systemic inflammation and insulin sensitivity in obese IFN-γ knockout mice

Ten-year trend in the national volume of bile duct injuries requiring operative repair.

The Influence of Surgeon Specialty on Outcomes in General Thoracic Surgery: A National Sample 1996 to 2005

The Relationship Between Hospital Surgical Case Volumes and Mortality Rates in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A National Sample, 1988–2005

The incidence and burden of ladder, structure, and scaffolding falls.

The national mortality burden and significant factors associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 1997-2006.

The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization?

Trends in the management of esophageal carcinoma based on provider volume: treatment practices of 618 esophageal surgeons

Trends in the surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis over time: increased mortality and centralization of care

Use and outcomes of emergent laparoscopic resection for acute diverticulitis.

Using complications associated with postmastectomy radiation and immediate breast reconstruction to improve surgical decision making.