2022
Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Holaday LW, Billingsley KG, Ross J, Boffa DJ, Gross CP. Access to High-Volume Hospitals for High-Risk Cancer Surgery for Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac024. PMID: 35603855, PMCID: PMC8997114, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk cancer surgeryHigh-volume hospitalsCancer surgeryHispanic patientsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-Hispanic patientsNon-black patientsLung resectionBlack patientsCancer DatabaseBetter outcomesPatientsSurgeryHospitalPancreatectomyLow probabilityInequitable accessEsophagectomyProctectomyResection
2018
The Early Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uninsured Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery
Chiu AS, Jean RA, Ross JS, Pei KY. The Early Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Uninsured Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 232: 217-226. PMID: 30463721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.06.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryNational Inpatient SampleMedicaid expansionEGS patientsUninsured patientsGeneral surgeryPercentage of patientsCost burdenFederal poverty levelAffordable Care ActInpatient SampleInsurance typeMedicaid coveragePatientsInsurance coverageCare ActRepresentative estimatesSurgeryEGS operationsFirst yearEarly impactAdultsBurden
2016
Impact of laboratory cost display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs
Long T, Bongiovanni T, Dashevsky M, Halim A, Ross JS, Fogerty RL, Silvestri MT. Impact of laboratory cost display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2016, 92: 592-596. PMID: 27033861, DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory ordersAcademic medical centerCost awarenessMedicare reimbursement ratesProportion of residentsPreintervention periodPostintervention periodMedical CenterHealthcare costsImaging testsMost physiciansOrthopedic surgeryWeb-based surveyInternal medicineDiagnostic testsCost displayEmergency medicineReimbursement ratesPediatricsPhysiciansMedicineEntry screensCommon laboratoryResidentsSurgery
2015
Revisiting Essure — Toward Safe and Effective Sterilization
Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Gariepy AM. Revisiting Essure — Toward Safe and Effective Sterilization. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: e17. PMID: 26397951, DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1510514.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2013
Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Gross CP. Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 155-163. PMID: 23942872, PMCID: PMC3893026, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2656-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast-conserving surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerSurgical approachBilateral cancerMRI useOlder womenAssociation of MRIEnd Results-Medicare databasePreoperative MRI useContralateral prophylactic mastectomyType of surgeryCohort of womenBilateral mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyProphylactic mastectomyMastectomyMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryResonance imagingClinical implicationsCancerInvasive surgery
2012
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Hu S, Zheng Z, Yuan X, Wang Y, Normand SL, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 214-221. PMID: 22396587, PMCID: PMC3509783, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.962365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChinese Cardiac Surgery RegistryCardiac Surgery RegistryCABG surgeryComplication rateCoronary artery bypass graftCoronary artery bypassMajor complication rateArtery bypass graftCause mortality ratesNational multicenter databaseHospital-level performanceArtery bypassHospital mortalityMediastinal infectionRenal failureConsecutive patientsBypass graftMulticenter databaseMean ageMyocardial infarctionNational registryCABG facilitiesMortality rateSurgeryHospital