Scholars@Duke
Shelby Lynn Allen

Shelby Lynn Allen

Clinical Faculty in the Department of Surgery
Community General Surgery

Selected Publications

Selective type & screen for elective colectomy based on a transfusion risk score may generate substantial cost savings.

Journal Article Surg Endosc · December 2022 BACKGROUND: Preoperative type and screen are currently recommended for all patients undergoing colectomy. We aimed to identify risk factors for transfusion and define a low-risk cohort of patients undergoing colectomy in whom type and screen may be safely ... Full text Link to item Cite

Travel distance and overall survival in hepatocellular cancer care.

Journal Article Am J Surg · September 2021 BACKGROUND: Our objective was to assess the relationship between overall survival (OS) and distance travelled to the treating facility for patients undergoing liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma and to determine whether this relationship was depen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does etiology of gastroparesis determine clinical outcomes in gastric electrical stimulation treatment of gastroparesis?

Journal Article Surg Endosc · August 2021 BACKGROUND: Gastroparesis is a condition characterized by impaired gastric motility that may result in weight loss and malnutrition. There have been promising studies demonstrating improvement in symptoms after gastric electrical stimulation (GES) implanta ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of epidural compared to patient-controlled intravenous analgesia on outcomes for patients undergoing liver resection for neoplastic disease.

Journal Article J Surg Oncol · March 2017 BACKGROUND: Epidural analgesia is routinely used for postoperative pain control following abdominal surgeries, yet data regarding the safety and efficacy of epidural analgesia is controversial. METHODS: Pain-related and clinical perioperative data were ext ... Full text Link to item Cite

Is Excisional Biopsy and Chemoprevention Warranted in Patients With Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia on Core Biopsy?

Conference Am Surg · September 2015 The management of atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) on core biopsy remains controversial. The upstaging rates after surgical excision vary. We reviewed our upgrade rates and use of chemoprevention for ALH. Patients were identified through our pathology da ... Link to item Cite