Scholars@Duke
Ryan Bigej

Scholarly Works

The Relationship between Social Vulnerability Index, Area Deprivation Index, and Child Opportunity Index, and Treatment Course Characteristics in Infants with Surgically Intervenable Congenital Anomalies.

Journal article American journal of perinatology · August 2026 ObjectiveThe social vulnerability index (SVI) is a place-based index used to stratify community risk. We evaluated the impact of SVI on pregnancy and infant outcomes in patients with surgically treatable congenital anomalies.Study designT ... Full text Cite

Minimizing variance in pediatric patients after repair of anorectal malformations.

Journal article Pediatric surgery international · May 2025 PurposeA standardized anorectal malformation (ARM) perioperative protocol was implemented across two pediatric tertiary hospitals. The protocol addressed antibiotic duration, feeding advancement, VACTERL workup, and wound management. We aim to eva ... Full text Cite

Transient use of a systemic adenosine kinase inhibitor attenuates epilepsy development in mice.

Journal article Epilepsia · April 2019 ObjectiveOver one-third of all patients with epilepsy are refractory to treatment and there is an urgent need to develop new drugs that can prevent the development and progression of epilepsy. Epileptogenesis is characterized by distinct histopath ... Full text Cite