LauraKathleenAltomMD

PubMed

• 135 citations
  The relationship between timing of surgical complications and hospital readmission.
  Melanie S. Morris, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Joshua S. Richman, Laura K. Altom, Mary T. Hawn
  JAMA Surgery. 2014-04-01
• 133 citations
  Preoperative oral antibiotics reduce surgical site infection following elective colorectal resections
  Jamie A. Cannon, Laura K. Altom, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Melanie S. Morris, Joshua S. Richman
  Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2012-11-01
• 75 citations
  Oral antibiotic bowel preparation reduces length of stay and readmissions after colorectal surgery.
  Galina D. Toneva, Rhiannon J. Deierhoi, Melanie S. Morris, Joshua S. Richman, Jamie A. Cannon
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2013-04-01

Journal Articles

• Comparison of prospective risk estimates for postoperative complications: human vs computer model  
  Glasgow RE, Hawn MT, Hosokawa PW, Henderson WF, Min SJ, Richman JS, Tomeh MG, Campbell D, Neumayer LA; DS3 Study Group, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2014
• Oral antibiotic bowel preparation reduces length of stay and readmissions after colorectal surgery  
  Toneva GD, Deierhoi RJ, Morris M, Richman J, Cannon JA, Altom LK, Hawn, MT, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2013
• The Incidence and Timing of Noncardiac Surgery after Cardiac Stent Implantation  
  Hawn MT, Graham LA, Richman JR, Itani KM, Plomondon ME, Altom LK, Henderson WG, Bryson CL, Maddox TM, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2012

Abstracts/Posters

• Preoperative Urinary Symptoms and Resolution at 30 Days Following Inguinal Hernia Repair
  Altom LK, 53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, San Diego, CA, 1/19/2012
• Pre-Operative Risk Prediction: Does Experience Matter?
  Altom LK, Alabama and Mississippi Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Sandestin, FL, 1/14/2012
• Prevalence and Burden of Urinary Symptoms Among Veterans Evaluated for Elective Surgery.
  Altom LK, 35th Annual Meeting of the Association of VA Surgeons, Irvine, CA, 1/10/2011
• Assessing Hernia Recurrence: Pitfalls in Measurement Strategies.
  Altom LK, Second Annual UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) Scientific Symposium, Birmingham, AL, 1/3/2010
• Protection of a membrane protein during thermal stress by alphacrystallin.
  Hansen J., Altom L., Swamy M, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2003
• Developing a functional assay to determine the structural integrity of AQP0 following thermal stress.
  Altom L., Swamy M., Hansen J, National Collegiate Honors Council, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2003
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Lectures

• Surgical Management of Acute Complicated Diverticulitis. 
  Fort Lauderdale, FL - 1/17/2016
• Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia. 
  Ochsner Clinic Foundation - 1/3/2016
• Constipation and Functional Bowel Disorders. 
  Ochsner Clinic Foundation - 1/1/2015
• Pulmonary Benign Disease. 
  1/25/2014
• Perioperative Management. 
  1/20/2013
• Esophageal Benign Diseases. 
  1/19/2013
• Oral Antibiotic Bowel Prep Reduces Length of Stay and Readmissions Following Colorectal Surgery. 
  UAB Hospital, Birmingham, AL - 1/9/2013
• Pre-Operative Risk Prediction: Does Experience Matter? 
  Birmingham, AL - 1/11/2012
• Oral antibiotics with mechanical bowel preparation reduce infection after elective colorectal resections. 
  San Antonio, TX - 1/2/2012
• Adherence to SCIP Venous Thromboembolism Performance Measures Does Not Improve Rates of Postoperative Events. 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2012
• Factors Associated With Urinary Symptom Burden Following Inguinal Hernia Repair. 
  Miami, FL - 1/1/2012
• Descriptive Operative Reports: Teaching, Learning, and Milestones to Safe Surgery. 
  Boston, MA - 1/22/2011
• Outcomes of Emergent Incisional Hernia Repair. 
  Chattanooga, TN - 1/12/2011
• Incidence of Non-Cardiac Surgery Following Cardiac Stent Implantation. 
  Hot Springs, VA - 1/4/2011
• Assessing Hernia Recurrence: Pitfalls in Measurement Strategies. 
  Huntington Beach, CA - 1/1/2011
• Thyroid/Parathyroid. 
  1/12/2010
• Predictors of Mesh Explantation Following Repair of Ventral Incisional Hernias. 
  Point Clear, AL - 1/1/2010
• Abdominal Trauma. 
  1/1/2009
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