2023
Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower rates
2019
Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: Epidemiology and Health Care–Associated Costs
Lee A, Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: Epidemiology and Health Care–Associated Costs. Hand 2019, 16: 519-527. PMID: 31441332, PMCID: PMC8283104, DOI: 10.1177/1558944719866884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity injuriesEmergency departmentExtremity injuriesED encountersPrimary diagnosisUpper extremityNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency department chargesTrauma-related visitsCommon injury typeUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleCommon pediatric conditionsVolume of visitsType of injuryUS health care systemHealth care systemPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeTrauma patientsInjury typeTrauma subgroupsPediatric conditionsPediatric handYearly visitsThe Independent Plastic Surgery Match (2010-2018): Applicant and Program Trends, Predictors of a Successful Match, and Future Directions
Azoury SC, Kozak GM, Stranix JT, Colen DL, Piwnica-Worms W, Fosnot J, Serletti JM, Kovach SJ. The Independent Plastic Surgery Match (2010-2018): Applicant and Program Trends, Predictors of a Successful Match, and Future Directions. Journal Of Surgical Education 2019, 77: 219-228. PMID: 31405800, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments
Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments. Hand 2017, 13: 228-236. PMID: 28720041, PMCID: PMC5950962, DOI: 10.1177/1558944717695749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAmputation, TraumaticContusionsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFractures, BoneHand InjuriesHumansLacerationsMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeasonsSex DistributionSprains and StrainsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHealth care chargesEmergency departmentCare chargesED encountersHand conditionsHealth care resource utilizationNational Emergency Department SampleCommon hand conditionsUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleYears of ageHealth care resourcesVolume of patientsJoint painPrimary outcomeCommon etiologyEmergency settingCommon causeED volumeCare resourcesOpen woundsYoung adultsPatientsEtiologyFinal sample