2023
Arterial Diameter and Percentage of Monocytes are Sex-Dependent Predictors of Early Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation
Satam K, Setia O, Moore M, Schneider E, Chaar C, Dardik A. Arterial Diameter and Percentage of Monocytes are Sex-Dependent Predictors of Early Arteriovenous Fistula Maturation. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2023, 93: 128-136. PMID: 36812979, PMCID: PMC10277224, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2023.01.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFistula maturationArteriovenous fistula maturationArterial diameterArteriovenous fistulaFistula creationBrachial artery diameterPrimary arteriovenous fistulaPercentage of neutrophilsPeak systolic velocityPercentage of monocytesBrachial-cephalic fistulaElectronic medical recordsSex differencesFistula utilizationInferior patencyPostoperative ultrasoundUnassisted maturationYears postprocedureSingle centerArtery diameterArterial inflowArterial velocitySystolic velocityMedical recordsMonocyte percentage
2015
Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Al Kazzi E, Lau B, Li T, Schneider E, Makary M, Hutfless S. Differences in the Prevalence of Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140165. PMID: 26536469, PMCID: PMC4633065, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemNationwide Inpatient SamplePrevalence of obesityUnited States Nationwide Inpatient SampleRisk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk factorsAlcohol abuseTobacco useInpatient SampleAdministrative databasesMedical record codesRisk-adjusted outcomesLarge administrative databaseSurveillance systemTobacco smokingNinth RevisionMedical recordsClinical ModificationLow prevalenceInternational ClassificationOverweightObesityHealthcare reform policiesMorbidityPrevalence
2014
Hospital Bed Type, the Electronic Medical Record, and Safe Bed Elevation in the Intensive Care Setting
Fitch Z, Duquaine D, Ohkuma R, Schneider E, Whitman G. Hospital Bed Type, the Electronic Medical Record, and Safe Bed Elevation in the Intensive Care Setting. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2014, 31: 69-72. PMID: 25366326, DOI: 10.1177/1062860614556743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical recordsHOB angleMedical recordsCardiac surgical intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitVentilator-associated pneumoniaIntensive care settingIntensive care unitPercent of nursesCare unitHOB elevationBedside indicatorsCare settingsNursesElevationCompliancePneumoniaPatients
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 cytologyAssociation Between Hospitals Caring for a Disproportionately High Percentage of Minority Trauma Patients and Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis of 434 Hospitals
Haider A, Ong’uti S, Efron D, Oyetunji T, Crandall M, Scott V, Haut E, Schneider E, Powe N, Cooper L, Cornwell E. Association Between Hospitals Caring for a Disproportionately High Percentage of Minority Trauma Patients and Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis of 434 Hospitals. JAMA Surgery 2011, 147: 63-70. PMID: 21930976, PMCID: PMC3684151, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Trauma Data BankTrauma Data BankMinority patientsTrauma patientsHospital mortalityCrude mortalityPotential confoundersHigher crude mortalityInjury Severity ScoreOdds of mortalityOdds of deathMultivariate logistic regressionInjury severity characteristicsYounger patientsBlunt injuryFemale patientsHigher proportionIncreased oddsMore patientsTrauma hospitalIncreased MortalitySeverity scoreUninsured patientsMedical recordsSubset analysis