2018
The “mortality ascent”
Herrera-Escobar JP, Rios-Diaz AJ, Zogg CK, Wolf LL, Harlow A, Schneider EB, Cooper Z, Ordonez CA, Salim A, Haider AH. The “mortality ascent”. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2018, 84: 139-145. PMID: 28930947, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnstable trauma patientsLevel I TCsLevel II TCsHours postadmissionTrauma patientsLevel ILevel IIMortality riskHospital mortalityLog-binomial regression modelsNational Trauma Data BankComparable mortality riskHospital-level confoundersInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureAvailable treatment modalitiesTrauma Data BankSpecific risk factorsRisk-adjusted modelsBlood pressureHigher relative mortalityUnstable patientsBurn patientsSeverity scoreTreatment modalities
2015
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes
Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E, Sadowsky C, Becker D, Hammond E. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Emergency Service Triage Patterns and the Associated Emergency Department Outcomes. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2015, 32: 2008-2016. PMID: 26102350, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute traumatic spinal cord injuryTraumatic spinal cord injuryNew Injury Severity ScoreNon-trauma centersEmergency department outcomesTrauma centerED mortalityLevel INationwide Emergency Department SampleInjury Severity ScoreEmergency Department SampleSpinal cord injuryTrauma patientsInjury characteristicsCord injurySeverity scorePatient experiencePatientsTriage practicesSevere injuriesTriage patternsAdult ageTriageHigher likelihoodOutcomesA modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients
Weeks S, Stevens K, Haider A, Efron D, Haut E, MacKenzie E, Schneider E. A modified Kampala trauma score (KTS) effectively predicts mortality in trauma patients. Injury 2015, 47: 125-129. PMID: 26256783, DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Injury Severity ScoreInjury Severity ScoreKampala Trauma ScoreTrauma patientsSeverity scoreTrauma ScorePhysiologic measuresMortality predictionNon-trauma center hospitalsSeverity scoring toolsPre-hospital intubationCenter HospitalInjury scoreAnatomical injuryMortality riskLevel IInjury severityRespiratory ratePhysiologic dataScoring toolOutcome predictionMortalitySignificant predictorsCharacteristic curveSimilar predictive abilityUnconscious Race and Social Class Bias Among Acute Care Surgical Clinicians and Clinical Treatment Decisions
Haider A, Schneider E, Sriram N, Dossick D, Scott V, Swoboda S, Losonczy L, Haut E, Efron D, Pronovost P, Lipsett P, Cornwell E, MacKenzie E, Cooper L, Freischlag J. Unconscious Race and Social Class Bias Among Acute Care Surgical Clinicians and Clinical Treatment Decisions. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 457-464. PMID: 25786199, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.4038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decisionMultivariable analysisUnconscious raceSurgical cliniciansSignificant health inequitiesLogistic regression analysisClinical treatment decisionsPatient care decisionsPatient management decisionsD scorePhysician-patient interactionDisadvantaged patientsPatient raceUnivariate analysisClinical assessmentCritical careTreatment decisionsMAIN OUTCOMELevel ISocial class biasWeb-based surveyClinician's roleHealth inequitiesCliniciansEmergency medicine
2013
Counting the lives lost: how many black trauma deaths are attributable to disparities?
Scott V, Hashmi Z, Schneider E, Hui X, Efron D, Cornwell E, Cooper L, Haider A. Counting the lives lost: how many black trauma deaths are attributable to disparities? Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 480-487. PMID: 23827793, PMCID: PMC5995316, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.04.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsRisk of mortalityTrauma deathsRelative riskLevel IWhite patientsNational Trauma Data BankLevel II trauma centerRacial disparitiesTrauma center deathsTrauma Data BankWhite malesNumber of deathsTrauma centerExcess mortalityTrauma outcomesRetrospective analysisOutcome disparitiesPatientsExcess deathsMortalityDeathRiskInjuryBlunt