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  1. Article ; Online: EDITORIAL COMMENT.

    Campbell, Steven C / Campbell, Jack A / Knorr, Jacob M / Naelitz, Bryan

    Urology

    2022  Volume 164, Page(s) 16–17

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.022
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  2. Article ; Online: AUTHOR REPLY.

    Knorr, Jacob M / Campbell, Rebecca A / Cockrum, Joshua / Dalton, Jarrod E / Murthy, Prithvi B / Berglund, Ryan K / Cullen, Jennifer / Weight, Christopher J / Almassi, Nima / Abouassaly, Robert / Kaouk, Jihad H / Haber, Georges-Pascal / Lee, Byron H

    Urology

    2022  Volume 163, Page(s) 184

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.052
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  3. Article: Design and performance testing of a novel emergency ventilator for in-hospital use.

    Knorr, Jacob M / Sheehan, Megan M / Santana, Daniel C / Samorezov, Sergey / Sammour, Ibrahim / Deblock, Michael / Kuban, Barry / Chaisson, Neal / Chatburn, Robert L

    Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR

    2020  Volume 56, Page(s) 42–51

    Abstract: Background: The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of critical care resources, particularly mechanical ventilators. Amidst growing concerns that the health care system could face a shortage of ventilators in the future, there is ...

    Abstract Background: The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased use of critical care resources, particularly mechanical ventilators. Amidst growing concerns that the health care system could face a shortage of ventilators in the future, there is a need for an affordable, simple, easy to use, emergency stockpile ventilator.
    Methods: Our team of engineers and clinicians designed and tested an emergency ventilator that uses a single limb portable ventilator circuit. The circuit is controlled by a pneumatic signal with electronic microcontroller input, using air and oxygen sources found in standard patient rooms. Ventilator performance was assessed using an IngMar ASL 5000 breathing simulator, and it was compared with a commercially available mechanical ventilator.
    Results: The emergency ventilator provides volume control mode, intermittent mandatory ventilation and continuous positive airway pressure. It can generate tidal volumes between 300 and 800 mL with <10% error, with pressure, volume, and waveforms substantially equivalent to existing commercial ventilators.
    Conclusions: We describe a cost effective, safe, and easy to use ventilator that can be rapidly manufactured to address ventilator shortages in a pandemic setting. It meets basic clinical needs and can be provided for emergency use in cases requiring mechanical ventilation because of complications due to respiratory failure from infectious diseases.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-28
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1377251-x
    ISSN 1205-9838
    ISSN 1205-9838
    DOI 10.29390/cjrt-2020-023
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  4. Article ; Online: Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Associated With Increased 90-Day Mortality Following Radical Cystectomy.

    Knorr, Jacob M / Campbell, Rebecca A / Cockrum, Joshua / Dalton, Jarrod E / Murthy, Prithvi B / Berglund, Ryan K / Cullen, Jennifer / Weight, Christopher J / Almassi, Nima / Abouassaly, Robert / Kaouk, Jihad H / Haber, Georges-Pascal / Lee, Byron H

    Urology

    2021  Volume 163, Page(s) 177–184

    Abstract: Objective: To examine relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and outcomes following radical cystectomy (RC).: Materials and methods: A retrospective single institution study of consecutive RCs performed for bladder cancer ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To examine relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and outcomes following radical cystectomy (RC).
    Materials and methods: A retrospective single institution study of consecutive RCs performed for bladder cancer between 2011 and 2019. Major complications, mortality and survival outcomes were compared using Cochran-Armitage or Kruskal-Wallis tests. Cox proportional hazards models were used for time-to-event analyses.
    Results: A total of 906 patients were included in analysis. Overall 90-day mortality was 2.98% (27/906). Ninety-day mortality rates observed in the least (first) and most (fourth) disadvantaged ADI quartiles were 0% (0/115) and 6.5% (12/185), respectively. Patients from the fourth quartile demonstrated worse overall survival and recurrence free survival than those in the first quartile. ADI quartile was positively associated with muscle invasive (P = .0006) and node positive (P = .042) disease. ADI percentile was an independent predictor for 90-day mortality (adjusted OR: 1.022, CI: 1.004-1.04, P = .015).
    Conclusion: Higher rates of mortality and worse oncologic outcomes were observed for patients residing in the most disadvantaged quartile. ADI was associated with higher likelihood of 90-day mortality and may therefore be useful in patient counseling, risk stratification, and post-discharge management.
    MeSH term(s) Aftercare ; Cystectomy/adverse effects ; Humans ; Patient Discharge ; Retrospective Studies ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2021.10.048
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  5. Article ; Online: Cost-Effective and Readily Replicable Surgical Simulation Model Improves Trainee Performance in Benchtop Robotic Urethrovesical Anastomosis.

    Jeong, Stacy / Caveney, Maxx / Knorr, Jacob / Campbell, Rebecca / Santana, Daniel / Weight, Christopher / Almassi, Nima / Campbell, Steven

    Urology practice

    2022  Volume 9, Issue 5, Page(s) 504–511

    Abstract: Introduction: Our objective was to develop a simple, cost-effective and reusable model for urethrovesical anastomosis for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and evaluate its impact on fundamental surgical skills and confidence of urology trainees.!## ...

    Abstract Introduction: Our objective was to develop a simple, cost-effective and reusable model for urethrovesical anastomosis for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy and evaluate its impact on fundamental surgical skills and confidence of urology trainees.
    Methods: A model for the bladder, urethra and bony pelvis was created from materials easily purchased online. Each participant performed several trials of urethrovesical anastomosis using the da Vinci Si® surgical system. Pre-task confidence was assessed prior to each attempt. Two blinded researchers measured the following outcomes: time-to-anastomosis, number of suture throws, perpendicular needle entry and atraumatic needle driving. Integrity of the anastomosis was estimated by gravity filling and measuring pressure at which leakage occurred. These outcomes were translated into an independently validated Prostatectomy Assessment Competency Evaluation score.
    Results: The model took 2 hours to create and total cost was 64 U.S. dollars. Twenty-one residents enrolled and demonstrated significant improvement in time-to-anastomosis, perpendicular needle driving, anastomotic pressure and total Prostatectomy Assessment Competency Evaluation score between the first and third trial. Pre-task confidence was measured on a Likert scale (1-5) and improved significantly over the 3 trials (Likert scale of 1.8, 2.8 and 3.3).
    Conclusions: We developed a cost-effective model of urethrovesical anastomosis that does not require the use of a 3D printer. This study demonstrates significant improvement of fundamental surgical skills and validated surgical assessment score for urology trainees over several trials. Our model shows potential for increasing accessibility of robotic training models for urological education. Additional investigation will be required to further assess the utility and validity of this model.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2352-0787
    ISSN (online) 2352-0787
    DOI 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000312
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  6. Article ; Online: An exploratory study investigating the impact of the bladder tumor microbiome on Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) response in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

    Knorr, Jacob / Lone, Zaeem / Werneburg, Glenn / Adler, Ava / Agudelo, Jose / Suryavanshi, Mangesh / Campbell, Rebecca A / Ericson, Kyle / Qiu, Hong / Bajic, Petar / Haber, Georges-Pascal / Weight, Christopher J / Ahern, Philip P / Almassi, Nima / Miller, Aaron W / Lee, Byron H

    Urologic oncology

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is standard of care for intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The effect of the bladder microbiome on response to BCG is unclear. We sought to characterize the ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is standard of care for intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The effect of the bladder microbiome on response to BCG is unclear. We sought to characterize the microbiome of bladder tumors in BCG-responders and non-responders and identify potential mechanisms that drive treatment response.
    Materials and methods: Patients with archival pre-treatment biopsy samples (2012-2018) were identified retrospectively. Prospectively, urine and fresh tumor samples were collected from individuals with high-risk NMIBC (2020-2023). BCG response was defined as tumor-free 2 years from induction therapy. Extracted DNA was sequenced for 16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics. Primary outcomes were species richness (α-diversity) and microbial composition (β-diversity). Paired t-tests were performed for α-diversity (Observed species/Margalef). Statistical analysis for β-diversity (weighted and unweighted UniFrac distances, weighted Bray-Curtis dissimilarity) were conducted through Permanova, with 999 permutations.
    Results: Microbial species richness (P < 0.001) and composition (P = 0.001) differed between BCG responders and non-responders. Lactobacillus spp. were significantly enriched in BCG-responders. Shotgun metagenomics identified possible mechanistic pathways such as assimilatory sulfate reduction.
    Conclusion: A compositional difference exists in the tumor microbiome of BCG responders and non-responders with Lactobacillus having increased abundance in BCG responders.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1336505-8
    ISSN 1873-2496 ; 1078-1439
    ISSN (online) 1873-2496
    ISSN 1078-1439
    DOI 10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.04.011
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  7. Article ; Online: Uretero-Enteric Anastomotic Stricture Following Radical Cystectomy: A Comparison of Open, Robotic Extracorporeal, and Robotic Intracorporeal Approaches.

    Ericson, Kyle J / Thomas, Lewis J / Zhang, Jj H / Knorr, Jacob M / Khanna, Abhinav / Crane, Alice / Zampini, Anna M / Murthy, Prithvi B / Berglund, Ryan K / Pascal-Haber, Georges / Lee, Byron H L

    Urology

    2020  Volume 144, Page(s) 130–135

    Abstract: Objectives: To compare the incidence of benign uretero-enteric anastomotic strictures between open cystectomy, robotic cystectomy with extracorporeal urinary diversion, and robotic cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion. The effect of surgeon ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To compare the incidence of benign uretero-enteric anastomotic strictures between open cystectomy, robotic cystectomy with extracorporeal urinary diversion, and robotic cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion. The effect of surgeon learning curve on stricture incidence following intracorporeal diversion was investigated as a secondary outcome.
    Patients and methods: Patients who underwent radical cystectomy at an academic hospital between 2011 and 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome, incidence of anastomotic stricture over time, was assessed by a multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression. A Cox regression model adjusting for sequential case number in a surgeon's experience was used to assess intracorporeal learning curve.
    Results: Nine hundred sixty-eight patients were included: 279 open, 382 robotic extracorporeal, and 307 robotic intracorporeal. Benign stricture incidence was 11.3% overall: 26 (9.3%) after open, 43 (11.3%) after robotic extracorporeal, and 40 (13.0%) after robotic intracorporeal. An intracorporeal approach was associated with anastomotic stricture on multivariable analysis (HR 1.66; P = .05). After 75 intracorporeal cases, stricture incidence declined from 17.5% to 4.9%. Higher sequential case volume was independently associated with reduced stricture incidence (Hazard Ratio per 10 cases: 0.90; P = .02).
    Conclusion: An intracorporeal approach to urinary reconstruction following robotic radical cystectomy was associated with an increased risk of benign uretero-enteric anastomotic stricture. In surgeons' early experience with intracorporeal diversion the difference in stricture incidence was more pronounced compared to alternative approaches; however, increased intracorporeal case volume was associated with a decline in stricture incidence leading to a modest difference between the 3 surgical approaches overall.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects ; Anastomosis, Surgical/methods ; Constriction, Pathologic/epidemiology ; Constriction, Pathologic/etiology ; Cystectomy/adverse effects ; Cystectomy/methods ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/adverse effects ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods ; Treatment Outcome ; Ureter/surgery ; Urinary Bladder/surgery ; Urinary Diversion/adverse effects ; Urinary Diversion/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.047
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  8. Article ; Online: Application of strain and calibration of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) emission for in vitro live cell response to cytoskeletal deformation.

    Knorr, Jacob M / Jackson, Joshua / Batie, Matthew R / Narmoneva, Daria A / Jones, Donna C

    Journal of biomechanics

    2016  Volume 49, Issue 14, Page(s) 3334–3339

    Abstract: Cellular mechanotransduction is an integral part of many crucial physiological processes, but non-invasive tools for quantifying intracellular strain in vivo are not available for complex tissues such as bone. As a first step to address this gap, we have ...

    Abstract Cellular mechanotransduction is an integral part of many crucial physiological processes, but non-invasive tools for quantifying intracellular strain in vivo are not available for complex tissues such as bone. As a first step to address this gap, we have utilized a novel, non-invasive approach to quantify cellular strain in vitro by employing a transfected alpha-actinin Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) sensor. Following validation experiments, mouse fibroblasts transfected to express FRET sensors were seeded to a silicone membrane and subjected to up to 10% tensile strain mounted on a multi-photon microscope. During tensile strain, fluorescent emission of acceptor (YFP) and donor (CFP) proteins was quantified. YFP/CFP ratio was normalized to the initial baseline (unstretched) ratio for each cell which demonstrates a negative linear correlation between the relative proximity ratio of emission spectra and cell strain, with a mean decrease of 1.017% normalized ratio for every percent strain experienced by the cell. The exciting implications of our findings are that the discovery of the stable correlation between loss of FRET and experimentally applied strain opens intriguing possibilities for future use of this technology with in vivo research, leading to discoveries improving disease treatments in mechanically sensitive tissues such as bone.
    MeSH term(s) Actinin/metabolism ; Animals ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Calibration ; Cell Survival ; Cells, Cultured ; Cytoskeleton/metabolism ; Female ; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ; Luminescent Proteins/metabolism ; Mechanotransduction, Cellular ; Mice ; Stress, Mechanical
    Chemical Substances Luminescent Proteins ; Actinin (11003-00-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-10-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 218076-5
    ISSN 1873-2380 ; 0021-9290
    ISSN (online) 1873-2380
    ISSN 0021-9290
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.08.023
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  9. Article ; Online: Comparison of Major Complications at 30 and 90 Days Following Radical Cystectomy.

    Knorr, Jacob M / Ericson, Kyle J / Zhang, Jj H / Murthy, Prithvi / Nowacki, Amy S / Munoz-Lopez, Carlos / Thomas, Lewis J / Haber, Georges-Pascal / Lee, Byron

    Urology

    2020  Volume 148, Page(s) 192–197

    Abstract: Objectives: To better understand the time-course in which major complications occur after radical cystectomy and to describe associations with complications at 30 and 90 days.: Methods: A database of radical cystectomy cases was queried for ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To better understand the time-course in which major complications occur after radical cystectomy and to describe associations with complications at 30 and 90 days.
    Methods: A database of radical cystectomy cases was queried for preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative data. Follow-up extended to 90 days postsurgery and included major complications (Clavien III-V). Early (30-day) and late (90-day) complication rates were compared via McNemar's test, and patient characteristics were compared across complication time groups by one-way ANOVA or Fisher's exact tests. Multinomial logistic regression was used to explore associations between patient characteristics and complication timing.
    Results: Of 969 patients undergoing radical cystectomy, 210/969 (21.7%) experienced a complication within 90 days. The rate of major complication significantly differed at 30 and 90 days (14.4% [conflict of interest (CI): 12.4%-16.9%] vs 21.7% [CI: 19.2%-24.4%] respectively, P ≤.0001). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (P = .03), Charlson Comorbidity Index (P = .02), and Indiana pouch diversion (P = .002) were significant predictors of early complication. Diabetes was the strongest predictor for late complication (OR: 2.42; P = 0.01). Diabetes was also a significant predictor for late genitourinary complications (OR 3.39; P = .01), and smoking history was a significant predictor for late infectious complications (OR 3.61; P = .01).
    Conclusion: We identified a significant number of complications occurring after 30 days postcystectomy, including the majority of deaths and genitourinary complications. These findings suggest that assessment of complications exclusively at 30 days would fail to capture a large proportion of major complications and deaths. Understanding the time-course of complications postcystectomy will serve to better inform design of future outcome studies.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Cystectomy/adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications/epidemiology ; Postoperative Complications/etiology ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Tertiary Care Centers/statistics & numerical data ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Urinary Bladder/pathology ; Urinary Bladder/surgery ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/mortality ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-02
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 192062-5
    ISSN 1527-9995 ; 0090-4295
    ISSN (online) 1527-9995
    ISSN 0090-4295
    DOI 10.1016/j.urology.2020.08.038
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  10. Article ; Online: Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Downstaging in Patients With Variant Histology Undergoing Radical Cystectomy.

    Campbell, Rebecca A / Khanna, Abhinav / Boorjian, Stephen A / Knorr, Jacob / Cox, Roni / Nicholas, Marlo / Cheville, John / Sharma, Vidit / Murthy, Prithvi B / Tarrell, Robert / Thapa, Prabin / Tollefson, Matthew K / Thompson, R Houston / Frank, Igor / Karnes, R J / Haber, Georges Pascal / Lee, Byron

    Clinical genitourinary cancer

    2023  Volume 22, Issue 2, Page(s) 157–163.e1

    Abstract: Introduction: Variant histology (VH) bladder cancer is often associated with poor outcomes and the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) remains incompletely defined. Our objective was to determine comparative pathologic downstaging at radical ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Variant histology (VH) bladder cancer is often associated with poor outcomes and the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) remains incompletely defined. Our objective was to determine comparative pathologic downstaging at radical cystectomy (RC) following NAC for patients with and without VH.
    Patients and methods: Patients who underwent RC at 2 tertiary referral centers (1996-2018) were included. Patients with VH (sarcomatoid, nested, micropapillary, plasmacytoid) were matched 1:2 to patients with pure urothelial carcinoma by age, sex, clinical T (cT)stage, clinical N (cN)stage, cystectomy year and receipt of NAC. The primary outcome was pathologic downstaging (pT-stage < cT-stage). The differential impact of NAC on pathologic downstaging between VH and non-VH was assessed using multivariable logistic regression with interaction analysis.
    Results: 225 VH and 437 non-VH patients were included. One hundred twenty-eight of six hundred sixty-two (19.3%) patients experienced downstaging, including 54/121 (44.6%) patients who received NAC and 74/542 (13.2%) patients who did not (P < .01). Rates of downstaging after NAC for subgroups were: 45/78 (57.7%) urothelial, 3/8 (37.5%) sarcomatoid, 2/12 (16.7%) nested, 3/14 (21.4%) micropapillary, and 1/8 (12.5%) plasmacytoid. Collectively, 9/42 (21.4%) of VH patients who received NAC were downstaged. On multivariable analyses, NAC was associated with increased likelihood of downstaging in the overall cohort (OR 5.25, 95% CI, 3.29-8.36, P < .0001) and this effect was not modified by VH versus non-VH histology (P = .13 for interaction). VH patients had worse survival outcomes compared to non-VH (P < 0.01 for all).
    Conclusion: When comparing patients with VH to matched pure urothelial carcinoma controls, VH did not have an adverse effect on downstaging following NAC. VH patients should not be excluded from NAC if otherwise eligible.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/surgery ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/drug therapy ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/surgery ; Cystectomy ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2225121-2
    ISSN 1938-0682 ; 1558-7673
    ISSN (online) 1938-0682
    ISSN 1558-7673
    DOI 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.10.006
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