Michael J Leonardi

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The rate of bleeding complications after pharmacologic deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis: a systematic review of 33 randomized controlled trials
    Michael J Leonardi
    Departments of Surgery and UCLA Center for Surgical Outcomes and Quality, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
    Arch Surg 141:790-7; discussion 797-9. 2006
  2. ncbi A systematic review of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in cancer patients: implications for improving quality
    Michael J Leonardi
    UCLA Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, 72 215 CHS, Box 956904, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    Ann Surg Oncol 14:929-36. 2007
  3. ncbi Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information for comparing surgical quality
    Michael J Leonardi
    Department of Surgery, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Arch Surg 142:863-8; discussion 868-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Quality of care issues in colorectal cancer
    Michael J Leonardi
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 13:6897s-902s. 2007
  5. ncbi Coronary revascularization after myocardial infarction can reduce risks of noncardiac surgery
    Masha Livhits
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 212:1018-26. 2011
  6. ncbi Thromboembolic complications of sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence among female Medicare beneficiaries
    Jennifer T Anger
    Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
    Urology 74:1223-6. 2009
  7. ncbi Protected educational rotations: a valuable paradigm shift in surgical internship
    Areti Tillou
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    J Surg Educ 65:465-9. 2008
  8. ncbi Natural history of pancreatitis-induced splenic vein thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its incidence and rate of gastrointestinal bleeding
    James R Butler
    Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
    HPB (Oxford) 13:839-45. 2011
  9. ncbi Risk of surgery following recent myocardial infarction
    Masha Livhits
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90509, USA
    Ann Surg 253:857-64. 2011
  10. ncbi Developing quality indicators for elderly surgical patients
    Marcia L McGory
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    Ann Surg 250:338-47. 2009

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The rate of bleeding complications after pharmacologic deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis: a systematic review of 33 randomized controlled trials
    Michael J Leonardi
    Departments of Surgery and UCLA Center for Surgical Outcomes and Quality, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
    Arch Surg 141:790-7; discussion 797-9. 2006
    ..Major bleeding complications from pharmacologic deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis are infrequent...
  2. ncbi A systematic review of deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis in cancer patients: implications for improving quality
    Michael J Leonardi
    UCLA Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, 72 215 CHS, Box 956904, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    Ann Surg Oncol 14:929-36. 2007
    ..We examine overall rates of DVT, the efficacy of high versus low-dose heparin prophylaxis, and the rate of bleeding complications...
  3. ncbi Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information for comparing surgical quality
    Michael J Leonardi
    Department of Surgery, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Arch Surg 142:863-8; discussion 868-9. 2007
    ..To explore hospital comparison Web sites for general surgery based on: (1) a systematic Internet search, (2) Web site quality evaluation, and (3) exploration of possible areas of improvement...
  4. ncbi Quality of care issues in colorectal cancer
    Michael J Leonardi
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Clin Cancer Res 13:6897s-902s. 2007
    ..Further research is needed to evaluate both the implementation and effectiveness of these quality improvement strategies for improving outcome in patients with colorectal cancer...
  5. ncbi Coronary revascularization after myocardial infarction can reduce risks of noncardiac surgery
    Masha Livhits
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    J Am Coll Surg 212:1018-26. 2011
    ..It is not known whether this holds true for high-risk patients with a history of recent MI. Our objective was to determine whether preoperative revascularization improves outcomes after noncardiac surgery in patients with a recent MI...
  6. ncbi Thromboembolic complications of sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence among female Medicare beneficiaries
    Jennifer T Anger
    Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
    Urology 74:1223-6. 2009
    ..To determine the rate of thromboembolic complications after sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence among female Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older...
  7. ncbi Protected educational rotations: a valuable paradigm shift in surgical internship
    Areti Tillou
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    J Surg Educ 65:465-9. 2008
    ..We instituted a prototype rotation to address the changing needs and expectations of our intern class. This study was designed to evaluate the new rotation 17 months after it was implemented...
  8. ncbi Natural history of pancreatitis-induced splenic vein thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its incidence and rate of gastrointestinal bleeding
    James R Butler
    Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, 46202, USA
    HPB (Oxford) 13:839-45. 2011
    ..Despite this influence, its incidence and the rate of associated gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding are imprecisely known...
  9. ncbi Risk of surgery following recent myocardial infarction
    Masha Livhits
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90509, USA
    Ann Surg 253:857-64. 2011
    ..We aimed to assess the impact of recent myocardial infarction (MI) on outcomes after subsequent surgery in the contemporary clinical setting...
  10. ncbi Developing quality indicators for elderly surgical patients
    Marcia L McGory
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6904, USA
    Ann Surg 250:338-47. 2009
    ..To develop process-based quality indicators to improve perioperative care for elderly surgical patients...
  11. ncbi Management of high-grade splenic injury in children
    Jeffrey Jim
    Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
    Am Surg 74:988-92. 2008
    ..With careful selection, nonoperative management is usually successful but must include close monitoring, because 16 per cent required delayed operation...