2021
Cost-Effectiveness of Adjuvant Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Gupta A, Jhawar SR, Sayan M, Yehia ZA, Haffty BG, Yu JB, Wang SY. Cost-Effectiveness of Adjuvant Treatment for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 2386-2396. PMID: 34019456, PMCID: PMC10166354, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.00831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase inhibitorsTreatment strategiesRadiation treatmentDuctal carcinomaAge 40Risk reductionAdjuvant treatment strategiesGood-risk patientsLarge randomized trialsAdverse event ratesOptimal treatment strategyRelative risk reductionCohort of womenBreast cancer casesLow-value careQuality of lifeCost-effectiveness analysisBase-case resultsHormonal therapyAdjuvant treatmentMost patientsPatient ageSecondary malignanciesRandomized trialsRecurrence rate
2020
Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015
Lee V, Camp C, Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB. Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 67-73. PMID: 33404319, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsFirearm injuriesDepartment visitsInjury dataSignificant public health problemEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesPublic health problemFirearm-related injuriesPatient ageEmergency departmentRisk factorsDepartment databaseNumber of childrenSignificant burdenImmense burdenHealth problemsDeath dataInjuryVisitsUnited StatesBurdenDescriptive analysisSafety measures
2016
Economic Burden Associated with Hospitalization for Radiation Cystitis: Results from a Statewide Inpatient Database
Kiechle J, Kim S, Yu J, Maurice M, Dong S, Cherullo E, Abouassaly R. Economic Burden Associated with Hospitalization for Radiation Cystitis: Results from a Statewide Inpatient Database. Urology Practice 2016, 3: 437-442. PMID: 37592565, DOI: 10.1016/j.urpr.2015.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation cystitisHealth care costsBlood transfusionCare costsNephrostomy tubeInvasive proceduresMultivariate logistic regression analysisAssociated with increased length of stayMean patient ageHealth care systemGeneralized estimating equation modelsStatewide inpatient databasesAssociated with increased lengthPercentage of patientsEndoscopic urological proceduresBurden of treatmentMedian cost of hospitalizationIn-hospital costsLogistic regression analysisOhio Hospital AssociationCost of hospitalizationLength of stayHospital AssociationCare systemPatient age