2015
Parathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study
Neychev V, Ghanem M, Blackwood S, Han P, Fazeli R, Schneider E, Najafian A, Bloch D, Bard M, Klarsfeld J, Zeiger M, Lipton R. Parathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of Surgery 2015, 27: 72-76. PMID: 26607852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid surgeryParathyroid surgeonCommunity hospitalComplication rateEndocrine surgeonsCommunity-based hospital settingLow-volume community hospitalHigh-quality surgical careHigh-volume academic centersRetrospective cohort studyComparable cure ratesExperienced parathyroid surgeonDouble adenomasLocalizing studiesCohort studyPatient characteristicsPathological findingsCure rateExcellent outcomesEndocrine surgeryInclusion criteriaSurgical careHospital settingGroup 2Group 1Quality Improvement Targets for Regional Variation in Surgical End-Stage Renal Disease Care
Zarkowsky DS, Hicks CW, Arhuidese I, Canner JK, Obeid T, Qazi U, Schneider E, Abularrage CJ, Black JH, Freischlag JA, Malas MB. Quality Improvement Targets for Regional Variation in Surgical End-Stage Renal Disease Care. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 764-770. PMID: 26107005, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseUS Renal Data SystemFirst hemodialysisNephrology careAVF accessMortality hazardEnd-stage renal disease careLogistic regressionCongestive heart failureRenal replacement therapyMultivariable logistic regressionArteriovenous fistula accessQuality improvement targetsPatient comorbiditiesHeart failurePatient characteristicsRenal diseaseDisease careESRD mortalityReplacement therapyFistula accessUnivariate analysisRetrospective analysisBest practice guidelinesMAIN OUTCOME
2014
Variation in Readmission by Hospital After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Lucas D, Ejaz A, Bischof D, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Variation in Readmission by Hospital After Colorectal Cancer Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1272-1277. PMID: 25337956, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesColorectal surgeryAppropriate risk adjustmentHierarchical multivariable logistic regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression analysisRisk-adjusted readmission ratesRisk adjustmentRepresentative cancer registryColorectal cancer surgeryEnd Results-MedicareHospital readmission ratesHospital quality metricsRisk-adjusted variationLogistic regression analysisColorectal resectionStudy patientsHospital readmissionMedian agePatient characteristicsCancer surgeryCancer RegistryMAIN OUTCOMEReadmissionUS hospitalsHospital
2013
National cost of trauma care by payer status
Velopulos C, Enwerem N, Obirieze A, Hui X, Hashmi Z, Scott V, Cornwell E, Schneider E, Haider A. National cost of trauma care by payer status. Journal Of Surgical Research 2013, 184: 444-449. PMID: 23800441, PMCID: PMC5995319, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPayer statusTrauma carePrivate insuranceNationwide Inpatient SamplePatient case mixUS dollar equivalentsPatient characteristicsNinth RevisionPresent studyInpatient costsHospital characteristicsInpatient SampleClinical ModificationTraumatic injuryPayer perspectiveRetrospective analysisSample patientsInternational ClassificationType of insuranceEconomic burdenCase mixPatientsNational population estimatesTrauma costTeaching status