2024
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample
Hamid S, Graetz E, Schneider E, Gibbs K. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Pediatric Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Cases and Racial Disparities From the 2016 to 2020 National Inpatient Sample. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 297: 136-143. PMID: 38518580, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsNecrotizing fasciitisOutcomes of necrotizing soft tissue infectionsPediatric populationSoft-tissue infection casesWhite patientsRacial disparitiesDiagnosis of necrotizing fasciitisNSTI casesSoft tissue infectionsProportion of black patientsNational Inpatient SamplePostoperative complicationsTissue infectionsFournier's gangreneSurgical proceduresCross-sectional analysisInfection overallPatientsHispanic patientsInpatient SampleNSTIMortality rateSubcutaneous tissueFasciitisOutcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience
Chao G, Canner J, Hamid S, Ying L, Ghiassi S, Schwartz J, Gibbs K. Outcomes of SADI and OAGB Compared to RYGB from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program: The North American Experience. Obesity Surgery 2024, 34: 337-346. PMID: 38170422, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyQuality Improvement Program databaseBariatric surgery casesImprovement Program databaseHigh complication rateStaple line leakBariatric-metabolic surgerySpecific patient needsDesire of patientsQuality Improvement ProgramBowel obstructionGastric bypassGastrointestinal bleedingComplication rateOAGBProgram databaseSurgery casesRYGBAnastomosis techniqueRobotic casesBetter outcomesPatient needsPatientsLogistic regressionOutcomes
2021
Improving SCD compliance in trauma patients at Kings County Hospital Center: a quality improvement report
Hamid S, Marin B, Smith L, Agyeman-Kagya K, George C, Wetzler T, Badami A, Gendy A, Roudnitsky V. Improving SCD compliance in trauma patients at Kings County Hospital Center: a quality improvement report. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10: e001171. PMID: 33419735, PMCID: PMC7798780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequential compression devicesSCD complianceVenous thromboembolismTrauma patientsKings County Hospital CenterMechanical VTE prophylaxisVTE risk factorsPatient education interventionsStandard of careQuality improvement reportQuality improvement projectStudy-Act cyclesShort educational sessionVTE prophylaxisBaseline auditPoor complianceRisk factorsHospital CenterPatient educationPatient complianceImprovement reportPatientsOverall compliancePDSA cyclesCompliance rate