2016
Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair
Wolf LL, Scott JW, Zogg CK, Havens JM, Schneider EB, Smink DS, Salim A, Haider AH. Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair. Surgery 2016, 160: 1379-1391. PMID: 27542434, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEmergenciesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsVentral hernia repairEmergency ventral hernia repairHospital-level factorsHernia repairIndependent predictorsPatient selectionElective operationsWorse outcomesEmergency repairLonger hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionUnited States populationRace/ethnicityHospital deathHospital staySecondary outcomesElective repairPrimary outcomePayer statusInpatient SamplePatient outcomesVentral herniasElective careGreater oddsAssociation between Insurance Status and Hospital Length of Stay following Trauma
Englum BR, Hui X, Zogg CK, Chaudhary MA, Villegas C, Bolorunduro OB, Stevens KA, Haut ER, Cornwell EE, Efron DT, Haider AH. Association between Insurance Status and Hospital Length of Stay following Trauma. The American Surgeon 2016, 82: 281-288. PMID: 27099067, PMCID: PMC5142530, DOI: 10.1177/000313481608200324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsurance statusHospital lengthTrauma patientsUninsured patientsInjury severityNational Trauma Data BankAcute trauma patientsShorter hospital stayTrauma Data BankUninsured trauma patientsRisk-adjusted LOSMultivariable regression modelsQuality of careHealth care systemHospital LOSHospital stayDischarge dispositionClinical factorsNonclinical factorsTrauma populationSignificant confoundersBaseline differencesInclusion criteriaPatient's abilityClinical care
2015
Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country
Shah AA, Haider AH, Riviello R, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Latif A, Diaz A, Rehman Z, Zafar H. Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country. Surgery 2015, 158: 562-569. PMID: 25999249, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgery conditionsGreater oddsGeriatric patientsSurgery conditionsEmergency general surgical conditionsGreater risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsRisk-adjusted oddsClinical Modification diagnosisGeneral surgical conditionsPeptic ulcer diseaseSurgery of TraumaMultivariable regression analysisCase-mix dataYears of ageHealth care settingsLow-middle income countriesCause mortalityGastrointestinal bleedingHospital stayAdult patientsOperative interventionYounger patientsMajor complicationsUlcer diseaseBeyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay
Haider AH, Gupta S, Zogg CK, Kisat MT, Schupper A, Efron DT, Haut ER, Obirieze AC, Schneider EB, Pronvost PJ, MacKenzie EJ, Cornwell EE. Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay. Surgery 2015, 158: 96-103. PMID: 25900034, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma patientsAttributable costsPrimary ICD-9-CM diagnosis codesAcute respiratory distress syndromeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesTrauma-related complicationsGeneral surgery patientsRespiratory distress syndromeUrinary tract infectionInfluence of complicationsNational Inpatient SampleCost of complicationsIsolated complicationHospital stayAdult patientsSurgery patientsTract infectionsDistress syndromePatient factorsTrauma admissionsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionComparable cohortsHospital characteristics