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
2014
The Severity of Disparity: Increasing Injury Intensity Accentuates Disparate Outcomes Following Trauma
Losonczy L, Weygandt P, Villegas C, Hall E, Schneider E, Cooper L, Cornwell E, Haut E, Efron D, Haider A. The Severity of Disparity: Increasing Injury Intensity Accentuates Disparate Outcomes Following Trauma. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2014, 25: 308-320. PMID: 24509028, PMCID: PMC6017993, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of deathInjury severityGlasgow Coma Scale motor componentPatients meeting inclusion criteriaNational Trauma Data BankInjury Severity ScoreMechanism of injuryTrauma Data BankMeeting inclusion criteriaInsurance groupsRace/ethnicityHypotensive patientsTrauma mortalityBlack patientsHispanic patientsSeverity scoreUninsured patientsInclusion criteriaPatientsSevere injuriesLogistic regressionInjury intensityInjuryInsurance coverageSeverity
2012
Disparities in mortality after blunt injury: Does insurance type matter?
Weygandt P, Losonczy L, Schneider E, Kisat M, Licatino L, Cornwell E, Haut E, Efron D, Haider A. Disparities in mortality after blunt injury: Does insurance type matter? Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 288-294. PMID: 22858381, PMCID: PMC3989534, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Association 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