Differential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery
Schneider EB, Haider A, Sheer AJ, Hambridge HL, Chang DC, Segal JB, Wu AW, Lidor AO. Differential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1272-1276. PMID: 22106319, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical comorbiditiesInsurance statusUrgent/emergency surgeryGreater riskRacial disparitiesUrgent/emergencyMedicare Provider AnalysisHealth insurance statusObserved racial disparitiesHospital mortalityGreater comorbidityEmergency surgerySurgical treatmentEmergency admissionsStudy criteriaBlack raceWorse outcomesMedicare patientsProcedure typeRetrospective analysisInpatient dataComorbiditiesMortality riskMultivariable regressionOutcome dataGlobal Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: A Threat to Optimal Care
Schneider E, Haider A, Lidor A, Efron J, Villegas C, Stevens K, Hirani S, Haut E, Efron D. Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: A Threat to Optimal Care. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 583-589. PMID: 21610346, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182098a30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayElective right hemicolectomyEmergency surgical patientsElective patientsRight hemicolectomyEmergent patientsInhospital mortalityGreater comorbiditySurgical patientsOptimal careNationwide Inpatient Sample dataAcute care surgery serviceEmergent right hemicolectomyPatient LOSAcute care surgeonsEmergency surgery patientsHigher mortality riskMann-Whitney testSurgery patientsSurgery serviceInpatient admissionsInsurance statusMortality riskMultivariable regressionGreater odds