2015
Outcomes of trauma care at centers treating a higher proportion of older patients
Zafar S, Obirieze A, Schneider E, Hashmi Z, Scott V, Greene W, Efron D, MacKenzie E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Outcomes of trauma care at centers treating a higher proportion of older patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 78: 852-859. PMID: 25742246, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder trauma patientsOlder patientsTrauma patientsTrauma centerLevel 2 trauma centerMultivariate logistic regression modelRisk-adjusted mortality ratioYoung adultsGeriatric trauma patientsAdult trauma patientsBurden of injuryLength of stayObserved-expected ratioTrauma center performanceHigher proportionLogistic regression modelsGeriatric traumaYounger patientsTrauma deathsMortality ratioTrauma visitsTrauma careEpidemiologic studiesPatientsBetter outcomes
2014
Worse outcomes among uninsured general surgery patients: Does the need for an emergency operation explain these disparities?
Schwartz D, Hui X, Schneider E, Ali M, Canner J, Leeper W, Efron D, Haut E, Velopulos C, Pawlik T, Haider A. Worse outcomes among uninsured general surgery patients: Does the need for an emergency operation explain these disparities? Surgery 2014, 156: 345-351. PMID: 24953267, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsEmergent operative managementEmergent operationWorse outcomesOperative managementNationwide Inpatient Sample 2005Retrospective cross-sectional analysisGeneral surgery patientsUrgency of operationGreater odds ratioHealth care accessCross-sectional analysisCovariates of ageColorectal operationsPayor statusPostoperative complicationsComplication rateSurgery patientsYounger patientsHispanic patientsMore complicationsInsurance statusOdds ratioUninsured groupCare accessPatients
2013
Venous Thromboembolism After Trauma: When Do Children Become Adults?
Van Arendonk K, Schneider E, Haider A, Colombani P, Stewart F, Haut E. Venous Thromboembolism After Trauma: When Do Children Become Adults? JAMA Surgery 2013, 148: 1123-1130. PMID: 24173244, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInfantMaleOdds RatioPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTrauma CentersTrauma Severity IndicesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVenous ThromboembolismWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsRisk of VTEVenous thromboembolismPediatric traumaTrauma centerStandardized guidelinesNational Trauma Data BankMultivariable logistic regression modelDiagnosis of VTENational standardized guidelinesOdds of VTEPatients 16 yearsPatients 21 yearsVenous thromboembolism prophylaxisVTE risk factorsPatients 12 yearsTrauma Data BankUS trauma centersAge 16 yearsCentral line placementAge 13 yearsLogistic regression modelsThromboembolism prophylaxisVTE prophylaxisPatient ageYounger patients
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