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| David A EtzioniSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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The aging population and its impact on the surgery workforceDavid A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA 90403, USA
Ann Surg 238:170-7. 2003..To predict the impact of the aging population on the demand for surgical procedures...
Workload projections for surgical oncology: will we need more surgeons?David A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 10:1112-7. 2003..The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of these changes on the demand for oncological procedures...- Are survival rates different for young and older patients with rectal cancer?Jessica B O'Connell
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 47:2064-9. 2004..This study uses a national-level, population-based cancer registry to compare rectal cancer outcomes between young vs. older populations... - Is there a language divide in pap test use?Ninez A Ponce
UCLA Department of Health Services and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90095 1772, USA
Med Care 44:998-1004. 2006..We sought to determine whether primary language use, measured by language of interview, is associated with disparities in cervical cancer screening... - The increasing workload of general surgeryJerome H Liu
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California 90064, USA
Arch Surg 139:423-8. 2004..This aging of the population will lead to new challenges for the US health care system because older individuals are the largest consumers of health care... 
Colorectal procedures: what proportion is performed by American board of colon and rectal surgery-certified surgeons?David A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 53:713-20. 2010..We hypothesized that over time an increasing proportion of colorectal procedures is performed by subspecialty-trained colorectal surgeons...- Do young colon cancer patients have worse outcomes?Jessica B O'Connell
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
World J Surg 28:558-62. 2004..However, they have equivalent or better 5-year cancer-specific survival compared to older patients. This population-based finding contradicts prior single-institution reports... - A report card on outcomes for surgically treated gastrointestinal cancers: are we improving?Jessica B O'Connell
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Room 72 215 CHS, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Surg Res 121:214-21. 2004..This study used two population-based data sets to report on nine surgery-related cancers over the past three decades... - Rates of colon and rectal cancers are increasing in young adultsMelinda A Maggard
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Am Surg 69:866-72. 2003..Although the overall prevalence is low in this population, the increasing incidence suggests health-care providers should have heightened awareness when caring for this population... - Diverticulitis in California from 1995 to 2006: increased rates of treatment for younger patientsDavid A Etzioni
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 75:981-5. 2009..These increases are entirely due to higher rates of care for younger patients... - Rates and predictors of chemotherapy use for stage III colon cancer: a systematic reviewDavid A Etzioni
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Cancer 113:3279-89. 2008..Attention needs to be focused on systematic approaches to prevent systems failures that result in underuse. Guidelines regarding chemotherapy use in elderly patients are especially important... - Measuring the quality of colorectal cancer screening: the importance of follow-upDavid A Etzioni
Department of General Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90403, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 49:1002-10. 2006..However, 41 percent of patients with positive fecal occult blood tests failed to receive follow-up testing. Efforts to measure the quality of colorectal cancer screening programs should focus on the entire diagnostic process... - Colectomy for endoscopically unresectable polyps: how often is it cancer?Noelle L Bertelson
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 55:1111-6. 2012..For endoscopically unresectable polyps, colectomy is generally indicated to prevent malignant transformation or to remove cancer already present... - Inflammatory bowel disease in the United States from 1998 to 2005: has infliximab affected surgical rates?Rebecca R Cannom
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Am Surg 75:976-80. 2009..Even in the era of infliximab, surgical care remains a mainstay in the treatment of IBD... - Inpatient surgery in California: 1990-2000Jerome H Liu
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Arch Surg 138:1106-11; discussion 1111-2. 2003..The practice environment for surgery is changing. However, little is known regarding the trends or current status of inpatient surgery at a population level... - Characterizing the performance and outcomes of obesity surgery in CaliforniaJerome H Liu
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Am Surg 69:823-8. 2003..Furthermore, this study identifies three independent predictors of complications: gender, comorbidity, and hospital volume. These findings are important initial steps toward improving quality in obesity surgery... - Sample size calculations in surgery: are they done correctly?Melinda A Maggard
UCLA School of Medicine and the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Surgery 134:275-9. 2003..quot; To address this issue, we reviewed RCTs published in the surgical literature to determine how often sample size calculations were reported and to analyze each study's ability to detect varying degrees of differences in outcomes... - Elderly patients in surgical workloads: a population-based analysisDavid A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Am Surg 69:961-5. 2003..S. populations will increase dramatically (41% and 35% between 2000 and 2020). To provide the best quality of care, surgeons should embrace research, training, and educational opportunities regarding the treatment of elderly patients... - Impact of the aging population on the demand for colorectal proceduresDavid A Etzioni
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 52:583-90; discussion 590-1. 2009..We hypothesized that as a result, during the next 20 years, the demand for colorectal procedures will grow rapidly... - Underuse of curative surgery for early stage upper gastrointestinal cancers in the United StatesLee J McGhan
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona 85054, USA
J Surg Res 177:55-62. 2012..Surgery is the cornerstone of potentially curative therapy for upper gastrointestinal cancer. We analyzed the patterns of treatment regarding the use of surgery for early-stage upper gastrointestinal cancer in the United States... - Do young breast cancer patients have worse outcomes?Melinda A Maggard
Robert Wood Johnson VA Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Surg Res 113:109-13. 2003.... - Diverticulitis in the United States: 1998-2005: changing patterns of disease and treatmentDavid A Etzioni
Departments of Colorectal Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 90033, USA
Ann Surg 249:210-7. 2009..We analyzed whether these changes are reflected in patterns of practice in a nationally-representative patient cohort... - Using volume criteria: do California hospitals measure up?Jerome H Liu
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Surg Res 113:96-101. 2003..This study analyzes California hospitals within the context of these volume criteria... - Characteristics of colorectal cancer among Asian AmericansMatthew Y C Lin
Department of Surgery, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California 90509, USA
Am Surg 76:1154-7. 2010..Ultimately, this modality may be more acceptable, leading to higher compliance for CRC screening in Asian Americans without likely degradation in cancer detection rates... - Outpatient treatment of acute diverticulitis: rates and predictors of failureDavid A Etzioni
Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 53:861-5. 2010..We analyzed a large cohort of patients treated on an outpatient basis for an initial episode of acute diverticulitis to test our hypothesis that outpatient treatment of acute diverticulitis is highly effective... - A population-based survey of prostate-specific antigen testing among California men at higher risk for prostate carcinomaBenjamin A Spencer
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Cancer 106:765-74. 2006.... - Surveillance after colorectal cancer resection: a systematic reviewBilgi Baca
Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 54:1036-48. 2011..Despite an enormous amount of research performed regarding these programs, there is still uncertainty regarding what is appropriate surveillance... - Getting the science right on the surgeon workforce issueDavid A Etzioni
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Arch Surg 146:381-4. 2011.... - Decision model of segmental compared with total abdominal colectomy for colon cancer in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerTakafumi Maeda
MSHS, Department of Surgery Division of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California, 1441 Eastlake Ave, Ste 7418, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:1175-80. 2010..This study constructs a decision model that encompasses these two related considerations... - Racial and ethnic differences in patterns of treatment for acute peripheral arterial disease in the United States, 1998-2006Vincent L Rowe
CardioVascular Thoracic Institute, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Vasc Surg 51:21S-26S. 2010..We analyze whether there are underlying differences in the types of treatment provided to patients who are acutely hospitalized for PAD... - A population-based study of colorectal cancer test use: results from the 2001 California Health Interview SurveyDavid A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cancer 101:2523-32. 2004..Assuring that all individuals have both health insurance and a usual source of care would help address gaps in the receipt of CRC tests... - Hospital utilization for injection drug use-related soft tissue infections in urban versus rural counties in CaliforniaKeith G Heinzerling
UCLA Department of Family Medicine, 11075 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA, 90025, USA
J Urban Health 83:176-81. 2006..Increased access to harm reduction services and drug treatment may reduce government health care expenditures by preventing unnecessary hospital utilization for DR-STIs... - Distance bias and surgical outcomesDavid A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA
Med Care 51:238-44. 2013..This study uses risk-adjusted surgical outcomes data to analyze distance bias in a population of patients treated surgically at a tertiary care institution... - C. difficile colitis--predictors of fatal outcomeHaig Dudukgian
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 14:315-22. 2010..A total abdominal colectomy may be lifesaving if performed before the point of no return. Identification of negative prognostic factors is desperately needed for optimization of the clinical and operative management... - Primary care practice organization influences colorectal cancer screening performanceElizabeth M Yano
VA Greater Los Angeles HSR and D Center of Excellence, Sepulveda VA Ambulatory Care Center, Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA
Health Serv Res 42:1130-49. 2007..To identify primary care practice characteristics associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening performance, controlling for patient-level factors...