2013
Variations in Use of PET among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2007
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Carpenter WR, Biddle AK, Abernethy AP, Patz EF, Schulman KA, Weinberger M. Variations in Use of PET among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2007. Radiology 2013, 267: 807-817. PMID: 23418003, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12120174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPositron emission tomographyUse of PETMedicare beneficiariesCases of NSCLCPET useDiagnosis of NSCLCEnd Results-Medicare dataMultivariable logistic regression analysisDuke University Health SystemHalf of patientsCell lung cancerExamination 2 monthsMultivariable regression analysisUniversity Health SystemLogistic regression analysisDemographic subgroupsRegression analysisInstitutional review boardNonblack patientsPrimary outcomeFinal cohortSurveillance EpidemiologyLung cancerRetrospective analysis
2009
Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures
Dinan MA, Chou C, Hammill BG, Graham FL, Schulman KA, Telen MJ, Reed SD. Outcomes of inpatients with and without sickle cell disease after high‐volume surgical procedures. American Journal Of Hematology 2009, 84: 703-709. PMID: 19787790, PMCID: PMC2783350, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHigh-volume surgical proceduresHip replacementMedian ageInpatient costsCell diseaseSurgical proceduresClinical Classification Software codesMore health care resourcesLonger hospital stayHigher inpatient costsNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of stayMultivariable regression analysisHealth care resourcesRegression analysisHospital mortalityHospital stayInpatient outcomesInpatient mortalitySurgical patientsInpatient staySCD cohortInpatient SampleProcedural characteristics