Scholars@Duke
Susanna S Hill

Susanna S Hill

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Surgical Oncology

Selected Publications

Management of Stercoral Colitis.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · May 1, 2024 Full text Link to item Cite

Use of a 5-Item Modified Frailty Index for Assessing Outcomes After Hartmann's Reversal: An ACS-NSQIP Study.

Journal Article Am Surg · April 2024 BACKGROUND: Half of all patients with an end colostomy after sigmoid colectomy (Hartmann's procedure) never undergo Hartmann's reversal, frequently secondary to frailty. This retrospective cohort study evaluates the utility of a five-item modified frailty ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Preoperative Factors in Patients With IBD on Postoperative Length of Stay: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Inflammatory Bowel Disease Collaborative Analysis.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · January 1, 2024 BACKGROUND: Patients with IBD are challenging to manage perioperatively because of disease complexity and multiple comorbidities. OBJECTIVE: To identify whether preoperative factors and operation type were associated with extended postoperative length of s ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Journal Article JAMA Surg · June 1, 2023 Full text Link to item Cite

Prospective Evaluation of a Tiered Opioid Prescribing Guideline for Inpatient Colorectal Operations.

Journal Article Ann Surg · March 1, 2023 OBJECTIVE: This study sought to prospectively validate an institutional prescribing guideline based on previously defined opioid consumption patterns following inpatient colorectal operations. BACKGROUND: In light of the opioid epidemic, reducing excess pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy and satisfaction of asynchronous TeleHealth care compared to in-person visits following colorectal surgical resection.

Journal Article Surg Endosc · December 2022 BACKGROUND: The feasibility of remote visits following abdominal colorectal surgery has not been studied in relation to efficacy, patient satisfaction, and surgeon satisfaction. This study aims to assess reliability and satisfaction with a web-based questi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Oncologic Outcomes After Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · June 1, 2022 BACKGROUND: Recent series have raised concerns about the oncologic outcomes of transanal total mesorectal excision for mid and low rectal cancer. There is a paucity of large data sets from the United States to contribute to the ongoing international discou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of medical chaperones by colon and rectal surgeons in outpatient practice.

Journal Article Surg Endosc · May 2022 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to determine the frequency and motivations for medical chaperone use during anorectal exams by colon and rectal surgeons in the outpatient setting. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study examined factors impacting ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a Practice Guideline for Discharge Opioid Prescribing After Major Colorectal Surgery.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · September 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Better alignment of opioid prescription quantities with patient need could help reduce excessive prescribing. OBJECTIVE: The study sought to develop an institutional prescribing guideline based on defined opioid consumption patterns after inpat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Carotid Restenosis Following Endarterectomy in Patients Managed With Single Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy.

Journal Article Vasc Endovascular Surg · April 2021 BACKGROUND: Antiplatelet therapy is a cornerstone in the management of carotid artery disease following carotid endarterectomy (CEA). There is a paucity of data regarding the effect of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on restenosis rates. METHODS: A retros ... Full text Link to item Cite

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: An Effective Approach for Patients Who Require Redo Pelvic Surgery for Anastomotic Failure.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · March 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leaks cause significant patient morbidity that may require redo pelvic surgery. Transanal minimally invasive surgery facilitates direct access to the pelvis with increased visualization and maneuverability for technically difficult ... Full text Link to item Cite

Opioid Consumption Patterns After Anorectal Operations: Development of an Institutional Prescribing Guideline.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · January 2021 BACKGROUND: Closer scrutiny of prescription patterns following surgery could contribute to the national effort to combat the opioid epidemic. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to define opioid consumption patterns following anorectal operations for development o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Twitter Use Among Departments of Surgery With General Surgery Residency Programs.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · 2021 OBJECTIVE: To examine patterns of Twitter use by surgery departments with residency programs and understand relevant motivations and concerns. The primary outcome was to quantify account prevalence and activity. The secondary outcomes were to identify reas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Factors Associated With the Professional Success of Female Surgical Department Chairs: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article JAMA Surg · November 1, 2020 IMPORTANCE: Only 7% of US surgical department chairs are occupied by women. While the proportion of women in the surgical workforce continues to increase, women remain significantly underrepresented across leadership roles within surgery. OBJECTIVE: To ide ... Full text Link to item Cite

Creation and Institutional Validation of a Readmission Risk Calculator for Elective Colorectal Surgery.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · October 2020 BACKGROUND: Readmissions reflect adverse patient outcomes, and clinicians currently lack accurate models to predict readmission risk. OBJECTIVE: We sought to create a readmission risk calculator for use in the postoperative setting after elective colon and ... Full text Link to item Cite

Resolution of multiply recurrent and multifocal diverticulitis after fecal microbiota transplantation.

Journal Article Tech Coloproctol · September 2020 BACKGROUND: The exact pathophysiology of diverticulitis is not well understood and may be multifactorial. Recent studies highlight dysbiosis as a plausible mechanism. FMT is a safe strategy to restore commensal colon microbiota and has proven to be an effe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Data Accuracy and Predictors of High Ratings of Colon and Rectal Surgeons on an Online Physician Rating Website.

Journal Article Dis Colon Rectum · February 2020 BACKGROUND: Online physician rating Web sites are used by over half of consumers to select doctors. No studies have examined physician rating Web sites for colon and rectal surgeons. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy and rat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of Preoperative Care for Rectal Adenocarcinoma on Pathologic Specimen Quality and Postoperative Morbidity: A NSQIP Analysis.

Journal Article J Am Coll Surg · January 2020 BACKGROUND: Comprehensive and multidisciplinary care are critical in rectal cancer treatment. We sought to determine if completeness of preoperative care was associated with pathologic specimen quality and postoperative morbidity. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical st ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Journal Article Current Problems in Surgery · October 1, 2018 Full text Cite

Magnetoencephalographic Imaging of Auditory and Somatosensory Cortical Responses in Children with Autism and Sensory Processing Dysfunction.

Journal Article Front Hum Neurosci · 2017 This study compared magnetoencephalographic (MEG) imaging-derived indices of auditory and somatosensory cortical processing in children aged 8-12 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; N = 18), those with sensory processing dysfunction (SPD; N = 13) who ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Contribution of the Corpus Callosum to Language Lateralization.

Journal Article J Neurosci · April 20, 2016 UNLABELLED: The development of hemispheric lateralization for language is poorly understood. In one hypothesis, early asymmetric gene expression assigns language to the left hemisphere. In an alternate view, language is represented a priori in both hemisph ... Full text Link to item Cite

Shared and Divergent Auditory and Tactile Processing in Children with Autism and Children with Sensory Processing Dysfunction Relative to Typically Developing Peers.

Journal Article J Int Neuropsychol Soc · July 2015 The aim of this study was to compare sensory processing in typically developing children (TDC), children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and those with sensory processing dysfunction (SPD) in the absence of an ASD. Performance-based measures of audito ... Full text Link to item Cite

White Matter Microstructure is Associated with Auditory and Tactile Processing in Children with and without Sensory Processing Disorder.

Journal Article Front Neuroanat · 2015 Sensory processing disorders (SPDs) affect up to 16% of school-aged children, and contribute to cognitive and behavioral deficits impacting affected individuals and their families. While sensory processing differences are now widely recognized in children ... Full text Link to item Cite

Autism and sensory processing disorders: shared white matter disruption in sensory pathways but divergent connectivity in social-emotional pathways.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2014 Over 90% of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) demonstrate atypical sensory behaviors. In fact, hyper- or hyporeactivity to sensory input or unusual interest in sensory aspects of the environment is now included in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abnormal white matter microstructure in children with sensory processing disorders.

Journal Article Neuroimage Clin · 2013 Sensory processing disorders (SPD) affect 5-16% of school-aged children and can cause long-term deficits in intellectual and social development. Current theories of SPD implicate primary sensory cortical areas and higher-order multisensory integration (MSI ... Full text Link to item Cite

Children with autism show reduced somatosensory response: an MEG study.

Journal Article Autism Res · October 2012 The neural underpinnings of sensory processing differences in autism remain poorly understood. This prospective magnetoencephalography (MEG) study investigates whether children with autism show atypical cortical activity in the primary somatosensory cortex ... Full text Link to item Cite

Processing speed delays contribute to executive function deficits in individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum.

Journal Article J Int Neuropsychol Soc · May 2012 Corpus callosum malformation and dysfunction are increasingly recognized causes of cognitive and behavioral disability. Individuals with agenesis of the corpus callosum (AgCC) offer unique insights regarding the cognitive skills that depend specifically up ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sensory processing in autism: a review of neurophysiologic findings.

Journal Article Pediatr Res · May 2011 Atypical sensory-based behaviors are a ubiquitous feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In this article, we review the neural underpinnings of sensory processing in autism by reviewing the literature on neurophysiological responses to auditory, tact ... Full text Link to item Cite

Differential effects of reasoning and speed training in children.

Journal Article Dev Sci · May 2011 The goal of this study was to determine whether intensive training can ameliorate cognitive skills in children. Children aged 7 to 9 from low socioeconomic backgrounds participated in one of two cognitive training programs for 60 minutes/day and 2 days/wee ... Full text Link to item Cite