2022
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergenciesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency TreatmentGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHospitals, GeneralHumansRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdultsBeyond In-hospital Mortality
Zogg CK, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey JR, Tinetti ME, Lichtman JH. Beyond In-hospital Mortality. Annals Of Surgery 2022, 278: e314-e330. PMID: 36111845, PMCID: PMC10014495, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder trauma patientsHospital mortalityOlder adultsTrauma patientsHealthy daysSevere traumatic brain injuryAdult trauma careCause of deathUnique health needsTraumatic brain injuryLoss of independenceIndex admissionHip fracturePrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma careTraumatic injuryMedicare claimsHealth needsMortalityAverage numberReadmissionAdultsPatientsQuintile ranks
2018
The Epidemiology of Pediatric Head Injury Treated Outside of Hospital Emergency Departments
Zogg CK, Haring RS, Xu L, Canner JK, AlSulaim HA, Hashmi ZG, Salim A, Engineer LD, Haider AH, Bell JM, Schneider EB. The Epidemiology of Pediatric Head Injury Treated Outside of Hospital Emergency Departments. Epidemiology 2018, 29: 269-279. PMID: 29240568, PMCID: PMC5937022, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCraniocerebral TraumaDatabases, FactualEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansInfantInsurance Claim ReviewMaleUnited StatesConceptsInjury-specific factorsPediatric patientsEmergency departmentOutpatient settingHead traumaAmbulatory care useEmergency department visitsEmergency department carePediatric head injuryTrauma-related deathsHospital emergency departmentHead trauma casesMarketScan MedicaidNationwide burdenOutpatient injuriesIndex visitDepartment visitsOutpatient burdenHead injuryCare useOutpatient careIncidence rateOutpatient casesTrauma casesCommercial Claims