2020
Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States
Becher RD, Jin L, Warren JL, Gill TM, DeWane MP, Davis KA, Zhang Y. Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 275: 340-347. PMID: 32516232, PMCID: PMC7726051, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital service areasSubsequent mortalityEmergency general surgery careEmergency general surgery operationsEGS operationsCommon EGS operationsAge-standardized ratesGeneral surgery careState Inpatient DatabasesGeneral surgery operationsRandom-effects modelWide geographic variationHospital mortalityInpatient DatabaseSurgery careKruskal-Wallis testMortality rateUnwarranted variationMortalityStandardized ratesLinear random effects modelSurgery operationsUnited StatesGeographic variationCare
2016
Democratic and Republican physicians provide different care on politicized health issues
Hersh ED, Goldenberg MN. Democratic and Republican physicians provide different care on politicized health issues. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 11811-11816. PMID: 27698126, PMCID: PMC5081578, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1606609113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansHealth issuesCare physiciansPatient careSalient health issuesPatient populationPhysician demographicsTreatment decisionsPatient vignettesFirearm safetyTreatment planDrug useUnwarranted variationDifferent carePhysiciansRegistration databaseCareSexual behaviorPatientsManagement options
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