2015
Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay
Haider AH, Gupta S, Zogg CK, Kisat MT, Schupper A, Efron DT, Haut ER, Obirieze AC, Schneider EB, Pronvost PJ, MacKenzie EJ, Cornwell EE. Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay. Surgery 2015, 158: 96-103. PMID: 25900034, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma patientsAttributable costsPrimary ICD-9-CM diagnosis codesAcute respiratory distress syndromeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesTrauma-related complicationsGeneral surgery patientsRespiratory distress syndromeUrinary tract infectionInfluence of complicationsNational Inpatient SampleCost of complicationsIsolated complicationHospital stayAdult patientsSurgery patientsTract infectionsDistress syndromePatient factorsTrauma admissionsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionComparable cohortsHospital characteristics
2014
Worse outcomes among uninsured general surgery patients: Does the need for an emergency operation explain these disparities?
Schwartz D, Hui X, Schneider E, Ali M, Canner J, Leeper W, Efron D, Haut E, Velopulos C, Pawlik T, Haider A. Worse outcomes among uninsured general surgery patients: Does the need for an emergency operation explain these disparities? Surgery 2014, 156: 345-351. PMID: 24953267, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsEmergent operative managementEmergent operationWorse outcomesOperative managementNationwide Inpatient Sample 2005Retrospective cross-sectional analysisGeneral surgery patientsUrgency of operationGreater odds ratioHealth care accessCross-sectional analysisCovariates of ageColorectal operationsPayor statusPostoperative complicationsComplication rateSurgery patientsYounger patientsHispanic patientsMore complicationsInsurance statusOdds ratioUninsured groupCare accessPatientsWorse Outcomes Among Uninsured General Surgery Patients: Does the Need for an Emergency Operation Explain These Disparities?
Hui X, Schneider E, Ali M, Schwartz D, Canner J, Leeper W, Efron D, Haut E, Velopulos C, Pawlik T, Haider A. Worse Outcomes Among Uninsured General Surgery Patients: Does the Need for an Emergency Operation Explain These Disparities? Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 186: 606-607. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.581.Peer-Reviewed Original Research