2017
Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter?
Gupta A, Chowdhury R, Haring R, Leinbach L, Petrone J, Spitzer M, Schneider E. Length of Stay and Cost in Patients Undergoing Orthognathic Surgery: Does Surgeon Volume Matter? Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2017, 75: 1948-1957. PMID: 28576668, DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.04.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume surgeonsAnnual surgeon volumeSurgeon volumeHospital costsHospital-level factorsNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionLow-volume surgeonsLength of stayOrthognathic surgical proceduresType of procedureSurgeon volume matterOpen osteoplastyHospital lengthIndex hospitalizationPatients 8Extended LOSMean ageVital statusPotential confoundersInpatient SamplePatient LOSSurgical proceduresLower oddsSurgeon group
2014
Inpatient survival after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the 21st century
Wang H, Pawlik TM, Duncan MD, Hui X, Selvarajah S, Canner JK, Haider AH, Ahuja N, Schneider EB. Inpatient survival after gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the 21st century. Journal Of Surgical Research 2014, 190: 72-78. PMID: 24725677, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital-level factorsHospital mortalityGastric cancerNonelective admissionsLonger LOSBetter patient selectionNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable regression modelingRegionalization of careType of procedureInpatient survivalSurgery typeSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisPatient selectionInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisMale genderPrimary procedureProcedure typeTeaching hospitalLower oddsGastrectomyPatients