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David Botros

University of Utah Health
Verified email at hsc.utah.edu
Cited by 212

Assessing the efficacy of repeat resections in recurrent glioblastoma: a systematic review

D Botros, H Dux, C Price, AM Khalafallah… - Neurosurgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background The inevitable recurrence of glioblastoma (GBM) results in patients often
undergoing multiple resections with questionable benefit to overall survival (OS). Objective To …

Perceived impact of USMLE Step 1 pass/fail scoring change on neurosurgery: program director survey

S Huq, AM Khalafallah, D Botros, AE Jimenez… - Journal of …, 2020 - thejns.org
Methods Survey Construction A 23-question survey was built in Qualtrics (https://jhmi. co1.
qualtrics. com/jfe/form/SV_ eP1TzW3pEyA71HL)(Appendix A). In an effort to increase …

A novel radiographic marker of sarcopenia with prognostic value in glioblastoma

…, AM Khalafallah, MA Ruiz-Cardozo, D Botros… - Clinical neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Sarcopenia is an important prognostic consideration in surgical oncology that has
received relatively little attention in brain tumor patients. Temporal muscle thickness (TMT) …

Comparison of frailty metrics and the Charlson Comorbidity Index for predicting adverse outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for spine metastases

…, J Feghali, A Antar, S Srivastava, D Botros… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Frailty—the state defined by decreased physiological reserve and increased
vulnerability to physiological stress—is exceedingly common in oncology patients. Given the …

Predictors of surgical site infection in glioblastoma patients undergoing craniotomy for tumor resection

SK Nair, D Botros, S Chakravarti, Y Mao, E Wu… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Surgical site infections (SSIs) burden patients and healthcare systems, often
requiring additional intervention. The objective of this study was to identify the relationship …

High specificity of combined narrow band imaging and autofluorescence mucosal assessment of patients with head and neck cancer

…, E Duhig, B Clarke, J Perry‐Keene, D Botros… - Head & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate combined autofluorescence (AF) and
narrow band imaging (NBI) for detection of mucosal lesions additional to known primary …

Use of dexmedetomidine for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in critically ill patients: a retrospective case series

JP DeMuro, DG Botros, E Wirkowski, AF Hanna - Journal of anesthesia, 2012 - Springer
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) continues to be a challenge to manage in the ICU
setting, and the ideal pharmacological treatment continues to evolve. Dexmedetomidine is a …

Predictors and impact of postoperative 30-day readmission in glioblastoma

D Botros, AM Khalafallah, S Huq, H Dux… - …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Postoperative 30-day readmissions have been shown to negatively affect
survival and other important outcomes in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). OBJECTIVE: To …

The prognostic impact of nutritional status on postoperative outcomes in glioblastoma

S Huq, AM Khalafallah, D Botros, LAP Oliveira… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The clinical impact and optimal method of assessing nutritional status (NS) have
not been rigorously examined in glioblastoma. We investigated the relationship between NS …

Spine image guidance and robotics: exposure, education, training, and the learning curve

BF Judy, Z Pennington, D Botros, Y Tsehay… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
The use of intraoperative robotics and imaging for spine surgery has been shown to be safe,
efficacious, and beneficial to patients, offering accurate placement of instrumentation, …