2015
Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma
Hicks C, Hashmi Z, Hui X, Velopulos C, Efron D, Schneider E, Cooper L, Haut E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 179-183. PMID: 24979610, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder black patientsYoung black patientsYoung white patientsBlack patientsWhite patientsBlack trauma patientsRacial disparitiesTrauma patientsInjury severityClinical Modification diagnosis codesOlder white patientsPatients 65 yearsOverall injury severityMechanism of injuryNationwide Inpatient SampleHead injury severityOlder patientsIncreased oddsComorbid conditionsSurvival outcomesNinth RevisionInsurance statusAdjusted oddsDiagnosis codesInpatient Sample
2014
Encephalitis Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Mortality in the United States, 2000-2010
George B, Schneider E, Venkatesan A. Encephalitis Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Mortality in the United States, 2000-2010. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e104169. PMID: 25192177, PMCID: PMC4156306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleHospitalization ratesEncephalitis hospitalizationsInpatient mortalitySpecified causeComorbid HIV/AIDSAcute phase outcomesComorbid HIV infectionDiagnosis of encephalitisOdds of mortalityRetrospective observational studyCommon infectious agentsAcute care hospitalsYears of ageHerpes simplex virusHIV/AIDSAutoimmune conditionsCare hospitalHIV infectionWest Nile virusCause-specific ratesEncephalitis patientsViral causeAdjusted oddsInpatient Sample
2013
Socioeconomic disparity in inpatient mortality after traumatic injury in adults
Ali M, Hui X, Hashmi Z, Dhiman N, Scott V, Efron D, Schneider E, Haider A. Socioeconomic disparity in inpatient mortality after traumatic injury in adults. Surgery 2013, 154: 461-467. PMID: 23972652, PMCID: PMC3989530, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreInpatient mortalityMedian household incomeSocioeconomic statusTrauma mortalityInsurance statusMultiple logistic regression analysisUnadjusted inpatient mortalityNationwide Inpatient SampleType of injuryLogistic regression analysisLower wealth quartilesWealthiest quartileTrauma disparitiesPatient demographicsIndependent predictorsTrauma patientsSeverity scoreAdjusted oddsInpatient SampleTraumatic injuryInclusion criteriaAdult traumaComorbiditiesMortality