2024
The literacy barrier in clinical trial consents: a retrospective analysis
Mirza F, Wu E, Abdulrazeq H, Connolly I, Tang O, Zogg C, Williamson T, Galamaga P, Roye G, Sampath P, Telfeian A, Qureshi A, Groff M, Shin J, Asaad W, Libby T, Gokaslan Z, Kohane I, Zou J, Ali R. The literacy barrier in clinical trial consents: a retrospective analysis. EClinicalMedicine 2024, 75: 102814. DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical trialsClinical trial consent formsDropout ratesReading levelRisk-adjusted analysisInterventional clinical trialsConsent formTrial dropout ratesGrade level increasesReading comprehension skillsRetrospective analysisClinical trial participationHigh dropout ratesFunded trialsExploratory analysis
2021
Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists
Panth N, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Zogg CK, O’Brien E, Manes RP. Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2021, 131: 749-759. PMID: 34467771, DOI: 10.1177/00034894211042445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale otolaryngologistsClinical volumeCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUnique Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codesProcedural Terminology codesMedicare reimbursementClinical activityRetrospective analysisTerminology codesMedicare feeOtolaryngologistsPatientsBilling patternsMedianMedicare PhysicianUrban settingsRural settingsReimbursementService billingTemporal trendsSettingRural areas
2016
Evaluation of the Perceived Association Between Resident Turnover and the Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Emergency General Surgery: Questioning the July Phenomenon
Shah AA, Zogg CK, Nitzschke SL, Changoor NR, Havens JM, Salim A, Cooper Z, Haider AH. Evaluation of the Perceived Association Between Resident Turnover and the Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Emergency General Surgery: Questioning the July Phenomenon. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 1-8. PMID: 26536282, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEducation, Medical, GraduateEmergenciesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePersonnel TurnoverPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSeasonsUnited StatesWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsEmergency general surgeryTotal hospital costsLength of stayJuly phenomenonEGS patientsEGS conditionsHospital costsTeaching hospitalGeneral surgeryLower risk-adjusted oddsOutcomes of patientsRisk-adjusted oddsNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgery of TraumaHospital mortalityAdult patientsEarly patientsPoor outcomeInpatient SamplePrincipal diagnosisRetrospective analysisMAIN OUTCOMEMultivariable regressionPatientsPropensity score
2014
Prevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone
Wong EG, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Zogg CK, Zenilman ME, Kushner AL. Prevalence of Surgical Conditions in Individuals Aged More Than 50 Years: A Cluster‐Based Household Survey in Sierra Leone. World Journal Of Surgery 2014, 39: 55-61. PMID: 24791948, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2620-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth ResourcesHealth Services Needs and DemandHealth Services ResearchHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSierra LeoneSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSurgical conditionsSurgical diseaseElderly individualsCross-sectional household surveyLow-resource settingsHealthcare burdenPatient populationTraditional medicine practitionersSurgical problemsRetrospective analysisElderly populationSurgical capacityStandardized questionnaireSurgical needsUnmet burdenMedicine practitionersElderly deathsDiseaseHousehold surveyPrevalenceSierra LeoneDeathBurdenPrevious yearYears