2017
Is It Okay To Ask: Transgender Patient Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Collection in Healthcare
Maragh‐Bass A, Torain M, Adler R, Ranjit A, Schneider E, Shields RY, Kodadek LM, Snyder CF, German D, Peterson S, Schuur J, Lau BD, Haider AH. Is It Okay To Ask: Transgender Patient Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Collection in Healthcare. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 655-667. PMID: 28235242, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChief complaintTransgender patientsPrimary care providersEmergency department settingED providersPrimary careMale genderTransgender health disparitiesDepartment settingPatient's perspectiveCare providersPatientsLGBT healthHealth disparitiesRoutine documentationMedical staffJoint CommissionLGBT educationInductive content analysisRoutine collectionComplaintsDescriptive statisticsMedical relevanceNational sampleGender differences
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
2013
Predictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank
Kisat M, Villegas C, Onguti S, Zafar S, Latif A, Efron D, Haut E, Schneider E, Lipsett P, Zafar H, Haider A. Predictors of Sepsis in Moderately Severely Injured Patients: An Analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank. Surgical Infections 2013, 14: 62-68. PMID: 23461696, PMCID: PMC3601717, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsPost-traumatic sepsisNational Trauma Data BankInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Data BankClinical characteristicsPredictor of sepsisLife-threatening complicationsEmergency department presentationsMechanism of injuryMultivariable logistic regressionAfrican American raceAssociated mortality rateAssociation of sepsisYears of ageMotor vehicle crashesHospital deathPatient groupStudy criteriaInjury factorsSeverity scoreMale genderRisk factorsRetrospective analysisSepsisInjury mechanism
2012
BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Li C, Lee K, Schneider E, Zeiger M. BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, 97: 4559-4570. PMID: 23055546, PMCID: PMC3513529, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAmino Acid SubstitutionCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlutamic AcidHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMutation, MissenseProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSex CharacteristicsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsTumor BurdenValineConceptsLymph node metastasisPapillary thyroid cancerLymph node dissectionTall cell variant papillary thyroid cancerRoutine central lymph node dissectionCentral lymph node dissectionClassic papillary thyroid cancerNode dissectionBRAF V600E mutationClinicopathological featuresAbsence of capsuleTumor sizeMale genderOdds ratioThyroid cancerBRAF mutationsMantel-Haenszel pooled odds ratiosPresence of LNMV600E mutationStudy-specific odds ratiosManagement of patientsPooled odds ratioAggressive clinicopathological featuresImportant clinical decisionsConsecutive patients
2011
The role of preoperative neck ultrasounds to assess lymph nodes in patients with suspicious or indeterminate thyroid nodules
Roy R, Kouniavsky G, Venkat R, Felger E, Shiue Z, Schneider E, Zeiger M. The role of preoperative neck ultrasounds to assess lymph nodes in patients with suspicious or indeterminate thyroid nodules. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 105: 601-605. PMID: 22006435, PMCID: PMC3715078, DOI: 10.1002/jso.22115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndeterminate thyroid nodulesLymph nodesFormal lymph node dissectionThyroid nodulesPreoperative neck ultrasoundSuspicious lymph nodesLymph node dissectionSize of tumorCervical ultrasoundIndeterminate thyroid cytologyNode dissectionMetastatic diseaseNeck ultrasoundSurgical managementClinicopathological variablesPreoperative ultrasoundSurgical approachPreoperative neckUltrasound findingsMale genderMedical recordsOperative approachSurgical ultrasoundPatientsThyroid cytologyPredictors of Positive Head CT Scan and Neurosurgical Procedures After Minor Head Trauma
Kisat M, Zafar S, Latif A, Villegas C, Efron D, Stevens K, Haut E, Schneider E, Zafar H, Haider A. Predictors of Positive Head CT Scan and Neurosurgical Procedures After Minor Head Trauma. Journal Of Surgical Research 2011, 173: 31-37. PMID: 21872271, PMCID: PMC3684145, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCraniocerebral TraumaFemaleHeadHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeurosurgical ProceduresPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsPositive head CT scanNormal Glasgow Coma ScaleGlasgow Coma ScaleHead CT scanMinor head injuryBlunt head injuryHead injuryCT scanNeurosurgical proceduresInjury characteristicsPositive findingsNational Trauma Data BankInjury-specific characteristicsMinor head traumaMechanism of injuryTrauma Data BankHistory of fallsMultivariate logistic regressionAdult patientsOlder patientsComa ScaleMale patientsPrimary outcomeHead traumaMale gender