2015
Quality 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
2012
Patient Readmission and Mortality after Surgery for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies
Schneider E, Hyder O, Wolfgang C, Hirose K, Choti M, Makary M, Herman J, Cameron J, Pawlik T. Patient Readmission and Mortality after Surgery for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2012, 215: 607-615. PMID: 22921328, PMCID: PMC4051393, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBiliary Tract NeoplasmsCohort StudiesDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLiver NeoplasmsLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPancreatic NeoplasmsPatient ReadmissionPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsRisk of readmissionHepatobiliary proceduresPancreatic proceduresHepatobiliary surgical proceduresMultiple preoperative comorbiditiesEnd Results-MedicareHigher inpatient mortalityPrimary surgical treatmentDays of dischargeIncidence of readmissionProlonged hospital stayProportion of patientsShort-term morbidityNumber of patientsPreoperative comorbiditiesHigher readmissionHospital morbidityHospital stayIndex hospitalAdditional morbidityInpatient mortalityMost patientsPatient agePatient comorbiditiesSurgical treatment