2023
An Evaluation of Sex-Based Differences in Surrogate Consent for Older Adults Undergoing Surgical Intervention
Nagarkatti N, Miller S, Ahuja V, Schneider E, Mohanty S, Kodadek L. An Evaluation of Sex-Based Differences in Surrogate Consent for Older Adults Undergoing Surgical Intervention. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 288: 246-251. PMID: 37030182, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.02.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative cognitive impairmentMale patientsCognitive impairmentSurrogate consentSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPatients age 65Preoperative cognitive statusQuality Improvement ProgramHigh rateSex-based differencesFemale patientsPatient sexSurgical interventionStratified analysisFacets of medicineAge 75American CollegePatientsAge 65Cognitive statusDescriptive studyOlder adultsAge categories
2016
Race-based differences in duration of stay among universally insured coronary artery bypass graft patients in military versus civilian hospitals
Chowdhury R, Davis WA, Chaudhary MA, Jiang W, Zogg CK, Schoenfeld AJ, Jaklitsch MT, Kaneko T, Learn PA, Haider AH, Schneider EB. Race-based differences in duration of stay among universally insured coronary artery bypass graft patients in military versus civilian hospitals. Surgery 2016, 161: 1090-1099. PMID: 27932028, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCoronary Artery BypassCoronary Artery DiseaseDatabases, FactualFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHospital MortalityHospitals, MilitaryHospitals, PublicHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRegression AnalysisRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUniversal Health InsuranceWhite PeopleConceptsCoronary artery bypass graftArtery bypass graftCoronary artery bypass graft patientsDuration of stayBypass graft patientsBypass graftRace-based differencesGraft patientsBlack patientsMilitary HospitalCivilian hospitalsHospital-level factorsEligible patientsWhite patientsMale patientsCivilian facilitiesWhite racePatientsStayTRICARE coverageNegative binomial regressionHospitalApparent mitigationGraftGreater duration
2015
Traumatic brain injury in the elderly: morbidity and mortality trends and risk factors
Haring R, Narang K, Canner J, Asemota A, George B, Selvarajah S, Haider A, Schneider E. Traumatic brain injury in the elderly: morbidity and mortality trends and risk factors. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 195: 1-9. PMID: 25724764, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.01.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMechanism of injuryBrain injuryTBI-related deathsTBI-related hospitalizationOdds of deathMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleLogistic regression analysisOlder age groupsMore comorbiditiesMale patientsPayer statusTBI patientsInpatient SampleRisk factorsHigher oddsInjury severityPatientsMortality trendsAge groupsInjuryLogistic regressionTBI dataComorbidities
2011
Predictors 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