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| Fizan AbdullahSummaryAffiliation: Johns Hopkins University Country: USA Publications
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Report of 2,087,915 surgical admissions in U.S. children: inpatient mortality rates by procedure and specialtyFizan Abdullah
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005
World J Surg 33:2714-21. 2009..An analysis providing national data on the most common procedures performed in children and their associated mortality would be useful in beginning to create benchmarks for standards of surgical care in the pediatric patient...- Pectus bar repair of pectus excavatum in patients with connective tissue diseaseVanessa A Olbrecht
Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287 4618, USA
J Pediatr Surg 44:1812-6. 2009..We have identified the preoperative characteristics, postoperative complications, and outcomes of patients with CTD undergoing bar repair of PE and compared these outcomes to a control group without CTD... - Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: analysis of 413 incidents after 1 946 831 operations in childrenMelissa Camp
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Arch Surg 145:1085-90. 2010..To determine risk factors and outcomes associated with a foreign body left during a procedure in a population of pediatric surgical patients... - Assessing trainee impact on operative time for common general surgical procedures in ACS-NSQIPDominic Papandria
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Surg Educ 69:149-55. 2012..7% of the total cases sampled in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database. These cases are commonly performed by residents at varying levels of surgical training... - The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) pediatric quality indicators (PDIs): accidental puncture or laceration during surgery in childrenMelissa Camp
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Ann Surg 251:165-70. 2010..They specifically focus on adverse events that are potentially avoidable, including complications and iatrogenic events. PDI 1 refers to accidental puncture or laceration... - Outcomes analysis after percutaneous abdominal drainage and exploratory laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis in 4,657 infantsShelly Choo
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Harvey 319, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Pediatr Surg Int 27:747-53. 2011..The objective of the present study is to compare outcomes of patients who were treated either with bowel resection/ostomy (BR/O), percutaneous drainage (PD) or Both procedures for NEC in a retrospective analysis... - Benchmarking the quality of care of infants with low-risk gastroschisis using a novel risk stratification indexDavid C Chang
Center for Pediatric Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Surgery 147:766-71. 2010..The nationwide mortality of neonates with gastroschisis was compared to determine whether significant variations in outcome occurred at the hospital level... - Provider density and health system facility factors and their relationship to rates of pediatric perforated appendicitis in US countiesMelissa Camp
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0005, USA
Arch Surg 145:1139-44. 2010..To examine whether density of providers or health care facility factors have a significant effect on the rates of perforated appendicitis in the pediatric population... - Necrotizing enterocolitis in 20,822 infants: analysis of medical and surgical treatmentsFizan Abdullah
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 49:166-71. 2010..These findings highlight the need for developing a clinically relevant risk stratification tool to identify NEC patients at high risk for death... - Population-based comparison of open vs laparoscopic esophagogastric fundoplication in children: application of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric quality indicatorsDaniel Rhee
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins UniversitySchool of Medicine, MD 21287 0005, USA
J Pediatr Surg 46:648-54. 2011..Our objective is to apply these safety metrics to compare 2 surgical procedures in children, specifically laparoscopic and open esophagogastric fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux... - A novel multispecialty surgical risk score for childrenDaniel Rhee
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Pediatrics 131:e829-36. 2013..Our objective was to develop a risk stratification model that predicts mortality after surgical operations in children... - An open-access microfluidic model for lung-specific functional studies at an air-liquid interfaceDivya D Nalayanda
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Biomed Microdevices 11:1081-9. 2009..The hybrid system incorporates bio-mimetic nourishment on the basal side of the epithelial cells along with an open system on the apical side of the cells exposed to air allowing for easy access for assays... - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric indicators as a quality metric for surgery in children: do they predict adverse outcomes?Daniel Rhee
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
J Pediatr Surg 47:107-11. 2012..These are being considered for mandatory reporting as well as pay-for-performance efforts. The present study evaluates the PDIs' predictive value for surgical outcomes in children... - The World Health Organization program for emergency surgical, obstetric, and anesthetic care: from Mongolia to the futureFizan Abdullah
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Arch Surg 146:620-3. 2011..The results of the third biennial meeting of global EESC members in Mongolia are outlined as well as future challenges... - Seasonal and day of the week variations of perforated appendicitis in US childrenYi Deng
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Pediatr Surg Int 26:691-6. 2010..The present study aimed to determine whether children with perforated appendicitis were more likely to present during specific days of the week or seasons of the year... - Analysis of 8681 neonates with transposition of the great arteries: outcomes with and without Rashkind balloon atrial septostomyDebraj Mukherjee
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Cardiol Young 20:373-80. 2010..Recent reports on the safety of this procedure were from limited series at single institutions. We analysed two complementary national databases to evaluate clinically relevant outcomes of this procedure... - Increasing age at time of pectus excavatum repair in children: emerging consensus?Dominic Papandria
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
J Pediatr Surg 48:191-6. 2013..Advances in surgical technique for pectus excavatum repair continue to change practice patterns. The present study examines trends in operative age in a nationwide administrative database... - An evaluation of surgical site infections by wound classification system using the ACS-NSQIPGezzer Ortega
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
J Surg Res 174:33-8. 2012..The present study evaluates the associated rates of the SSI by wound classification using a large risk adjusted surgical patient database... - Retinal hemorrhages and shaken baby syndrome: an evidence-based reviewBrandon M Togioka
Center for Pediatric Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Emerg Med 37:98-106. 2009..Among the causes of non-accidental head injury (NAHI), shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is difficult to diagnose and is associated with retinal hemorrhages (RH)... - Prehospital predictors of risk for pelvic fractures in pediatric trauma patientsRosemary Nabaweesi
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 N Wolfe Street, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Pediatr Surg Int 24:1053-6. 2008..Identification of these factors may aid clinicians in selecting patients who are at highest risk for pelvic fracture and may benefit most from pelvic radiography... - Splenectomy in hereditary spherocytosis: Review of 1,657 patients and application of the pediatric quality indicatorsFizan Abdullah
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 0005, USA
Pediatr Blood Cancer 52:834-7. 2009.... - Modified nuss procedure in concurrent repair of pectus excavatum and open heart surgeryMaria Grazia Sacco Casamassima
Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 95:1043-9. 2013..The timing and specific surgical technique for repair of PE remains controversial. The present study reports the experience of combined repair of PE and open heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital... - Outcomes analysis of necrotizing enterocolitis within 11 958 neonates undergoing cardiac surgical proceduresDebraj Mukherjee
Center for Pediatric Surgery Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Arch Surg 145:389-92. 2010..Neonates with congestive heart failure or those undergoing systemic to pulmonary artery shunting were more likely to develop NEC, but these patients had inpatient mortality similar to that of their non-NEC counterparts... - Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: outcome review of 2,173 surgical repairs in US infantsFizan Abdullah
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Pediatric Surgical Clinical Trials and Outcomes Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Pediatr Surg Int 25:1059-64. 2009.... - Lorenz bar repair of pectus excavatum in the adult population: should it be done?Vanessa A Olbrecht
Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 4618, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 86:402-8; discussion 408-9. 2008.... - Surgical training and experience of medical officers in Ghana's district hospitalsShelly Choo
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Acad Med 86:529-33. 2011..To document the quality of training and experience of those who care for patients undergoing surgery and emergency obstetrical procedures at 10 government district hospitals in Ghana... 
Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the GambiaAdam Iddriss
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Harvey 319, 600 Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America
Bull World Health Organ 89:565-72. 2011..To assess the resources for essential and emergency surgical care in the Gambia...- Outcomes research in pediatric surgery. Part 1: overview and resourcesFizan Abdullah
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Pediatr Surg 46:221-5. 2011..In part 2, a template is presented on how to structure and design an outcomes research question... 
Perspective of West Africa: why bother to "mission"?Fizan Abdullah
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe St, Harvey 319, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
Arch Surg 143:728-9. 2008- Engineering an artificial alveolar-capillary membrane: a novel continuously perfused model within microchannelsDivya D Nalayanda
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Pediatr Surg 45:45-51. 2010..Both devices possess the benefit of parallel testing... - Risk stratification of 4344 patients with gastroschisis into simple and complex categoriesMeghan A Arnold
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Center for Pediatric Surgery Outcomes Research and Clinical Trials, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287 0005, USA
J Pediatr Surg 42:1520-5. 2007..The goal of this study was to validate a previous risk stratification classification of infants born with this defect...