2022
National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity
Newell P, Zogg CK, Kusner J, Hirji S, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2653-2660. PMID: 35662249, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComposite morbiditySurgical resectionIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisVentricular tumorsFemale sexBenign primary cardiac tumorsCardiac tumor resectionLower comorbidity burdenPrimary cardiac tumorsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseMajority of patientsIntra-atrial septumNational outcomesSex-based disparitiesComorbidity burdenCardiac tumorsPrimary outcomeFemale patientsMean ageVentricular septumPrimary diagnosisRight atriumTumor locationTumor resectionContemporary socioeconomic-based disparities in cardiac surgery: Are we closing the disparities gap?
Newell P, Asokan S, Zogg C, Prasanna A, Hirji S, Harloff M, Kerolos M, Kaneko T. Contemporary socioeconomic-based disparities in cardiac surgery: Are we closing the disparities gap? Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2022, 167: 967-978.e21. PMID: 35570024, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical aortic valve replacementAorta surgeryCardiac surgeryMV repairValve replacementFemale sexMortality rateCoronary artery bypassAortic valve replacementHospital-level factorsMitral valve replacementNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHousehold income quartileHealth care outcomesLow socioeconomic statusArtery bypassSurgery groupAdult patientsMV replacementPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeAdjusted analysisHighest quartileMultivariable analysisWorse outcomes
2018
Management of metastatic melanoma: improved survival in a national cohort following the approvals of checkpoint blockade immunotherapies and targeted therapies
Dobry AS, Zogg CK, Hodi FS, Smith TR, Ott PA, Iorgulescu JB. Management of metastatic melanoma: improved survival in a national cohort following the approvals of checkpoint blockade immunotherapies and targeted therapies. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2018, 67: 1833-1844. PMID: 30191256, PMCID: PMC6249064, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-018-2241-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalComorbidityDisease ManagementFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansImmunotherapyMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRegistriesSymptom AssessmentUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsStage 4 melanomaOverall survivalInitial approvalCutaneous melanomaLandmark survival analysisSubstantial clinical efficacyImproved overall survivalMetastatic cutaneous melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseStage 4 diseaseCheckpoint blockade immunotherapySurvival of patientsRisk-adjusted analysisBlockade immunotherapyCheckpoint blockadeNovel immunotherapiesMultivariable analysisClinical efficacyMetastatic melanomaNational cohortCancer DatabaseUninsured patientsClinical trialsPatientsSurvival analysis
2015
Emergency general surgery in a low-middle income health care setting: Determinants of outcomes
Shah AA, Latif A, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Riviello R, Halim MS, Rehman Z, Haider AH, Zafar H. Emergency general surgery in a low-middle income health care setting: Determinants of outcomes. Surgery 2015, 159: 641-649. PMID: 26361098, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDeveloping CountriesEmergenciesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHospitals, TeachingHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePakistanPostoperative ComplicationsSurgical Procedures, OperativeYoung AdultConceptsEmergency general surgeryHealth care settingsEGS conditionsCare settingsGeneral surgeryNeed of resuscitationPrimary International ClassificationClinical Modification diagnosisCase-mix factorsSoft tissue disordersUniversity Teaching HospitalDeterminants of outcomeSurgery of TraumaRate of deathHigh-income settingsAmerican AssociationHospital mortalityIndependent predictorsMale preponderanceMultivariable analysisBiliary diseaseColorectal diseaseOperative careDisease spectrumTeaching hospitalOperative delay to laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Schwartz DA, Shah AA, Zogg CK, Nicholas LH, Velopulos CG, Efron DT, Schneider EB, Haider AH. Operative delay to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 79: 15-21. PMID: 26091309, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours of admissionAcute cholecystitisLaparoscopic cholecystectomyOperative managementCharlson Comorbidity IndexHospital-related factorsSecond hospital dayTime of surgeryNationwide Inpatient SampleEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyLength of stayNext-day surgeryCost of careHealth care providersCost containmentComorbidity indexAdmission dayHospital daysLonger hospitalizationPatient demographicsAdult patientsMultivariable analysisOperative delayRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyPrimary diagnosisAbdominal gunshot wounds—a comparative assessment of severity measures
Shah AA, Rehman A, Shah SJ, Haider AH, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Hadi YB, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zafar H. Abdominal gunshot wounds—a comparative assessment of severity measures. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 198: 334-339. PMID: 25891680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreAbdominal gunshot woundsInjury severity measuresGunshot woundsSeverity measuresMedian Injury Severity ScoreAbdominal trauma indexMost gunshot woundsRisk-stratify patientsPrimary outcome measureCause mortalityAbdominal traumaMiddle-income countriesMultivariable analysisSeverity scoreUniversity HospitalSustained injuryTrauma IndexCrude rateOutcome measuresReferral statusInjury severityAverage ageAUROC analysisComplications