2017
Thyroid Nodule Diagnostic Markers in the Face of the New NIFTP Category: Time for a Reset?
Sahli Z, Umbricht C, Schneider E, Zeiger M. Thyroid Nodule Diagnostic Markers in the Face of the New NIFTP Category: Time for a Reset? Thyroid 2017, 27: 1393-1399. PMID: 28859553, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2017.0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer prevalenceSuspicious fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytologyNon-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasmFine needle aspiration cytologyThyroid cancer prevalencePapillary-like nuclear featuresFollicular thyroid neoplasmPrecancerous lesionsDifferential diagnosisAspiration cytologyLatter diagnosisClinical validityThyroid neoplasmsOriginal validation studyMolecular panelDiagnostic markerMolecular testsNuclear featuresNIFTP reclassificationPrevalence
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