2016
Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures
Lashoher A, Schneider EB, Juillard C, Stevens K, Colantuoni E, Berry WR, Bloem C, Chadbunchachai W, Dharap S, Dy SM, Dziekan G, Gruen RL, Henry JA, Huwer C, Joshipura M, Kelley E, Krug E, Kumar V, Kyamanywa P, Mefire AC, Musafir M, Nathens AB, Ngendahayo E, Nguyen TS, Roy N, Pronovost PJ, Khan IQ, Razzak JA, Rubiano AM, Turner JA, Varghese M, Zakirova R, Mock C. Implementation of the World Health Organization Trauma Care Checklist Program in 11 Centers Across Multiple Economic Strata: Effect on Care Process Measures. World Journal Of Surgery 2016, 41: 954-962. PMID: 27800590, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-016-3759-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma Care ChecklistInjury Severity ScoreCare process measuresPatient ageCare ChecklistProcess measuresPrimary end pointProportion of patientsCohort of patientsChecklist programMultilevel logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPost-intervention comparisonTrauma patientsAbdominal examinationSeverity scoreCare measuresChest auscultationChecklist implementationHigh-income countriesGlobal burdenGreater oddsInjury severityPatientsEnd pointThirty-day re-admission after traumatic brain injury: Results from MarketScan®
Canner J, Giuliano K, Gani F, Schneider E. Thirty-day re-admission after traumatic brain injury: Results from MarketScan®. Brain Injury 2016, 30: 1570-1575. PMID: 27589200, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2016.1199898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryHead Abbreviated Injury ScoreCharacteristics of patientsCommon primary diagnosisAbbreviated Injury ScoreRe-admission ratesInpatient rehabilitation facilityIndex dischargeMore comorbiditiesConcurrent injuriesIndex hospitalizationInjury scoreDischarge planningThirty-dayRehabilitation facilityPsychiatric disordersGreater oddsPatientsElucidate causesAge 65InjuryDiagnosisMarketScanPredictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair
Wolf LL, Scott JW, Zogg CK, Havens JM, Schneider EB, Smink DS, Salim A, Haider AH. Predictors of emergency ventral hernia repair: Targets to improve patient access and guide patient selection for elective repair. Surgery 2016, 160: 1379-1391. PMID: 27542434, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresEmergenciesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHernia, VentralHerniorrhaphyHospital MortalityHumansInsurance CoverageLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPatient SelectionPredictive Value of TestsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsVentral hernia repairEmergency ventral hernia repairHospital-level factorsHernia repairIndependent predictorsPatient selectionElective operationsWorse outcomesEmergency repairLonger hospital stayNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionUnited States populationRace/ethnicityHospital deathHospital staySecondary outcomesElective repairPrimary outcomePayer statusInpatient SamplePatient outcomesVentral herniasElective careGreater oddsHospital readmission after multiple major operative procedures among patients with employer provided health insurance
Kim Y, Gani F, Canner J, Margonis G, Makary M, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Hospital readmission after multiple major operative procedures among patients with employer provided health insurance. Surgery 2016, 160: 178-190. PMID: 27085686, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple operative proceduresDays of dischargeMajor operative proceduresOperative procedureSingle operative procedureIndex dischargeLate readmissionHospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisHigher preoperative comorbidityLate hospital readmissionLogistic regression analysisDuration of stayPreoperative comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsPostoperative dischargeMarketScan databaseMultivariable analysisOverall incidenceAbdominal proceduresSame hospitalRisk factorsReadmissionCardiovascular proceduresGreater odds
2015
Emergency department presentation, admission, and surgical intervention for colonic diverticulitis in the United States
Schneider E, Singh A, Sung J, Hassid B, Selvarajah S, Fang S, Efron J, Lidor A. Emergency department presentation, admission, and surgical intervention for colonic diverticulitis in the United States. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 210: 404-407. PMID: 26002192, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED patientsSurgical interventionColonic diverticulitisUnderwent surgeryED visitsEmergency departmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department presentationsEmergency Department SampleHospital mortalityPatient agePatients 65Inpatient admissionsPrimary diagnosisDiverticulitisOutpatient servicesGreater oddsPatientsAdmissionInterventionSurgeryVisitsFuture studiesYearsColectomy
2013
Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer
Schneider E, Haider A, Hyder O, Efron J, Lidor A, Pawlik T. Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer. The American Journal Of Surgery 2013, 205: 402-408. PMID: 23375764, PMCID: PMC3999705, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCohort StudiesColectomyColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMedicareOdds RatioPatient ReadmissionProportional Hazards ModelsRectumSEER ProgramTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBlack patientsLong-term outcomesLong-term survivalColorectal cancerHospital mortalityWhite patientsGreater oddsWorse long-term survivalWhite Medicare patientsEnd Results-MedicareRisk of mortalityMore comorbiditiesPerioperative mortalityColorectal surgeryReduced oddsMedicare patientsInpatient dataPatientsReadmissionMortalityCancerComorbiditiesResectionWhite differencesOdds
2011
Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: A Threat to Optimal Care
Schneider E, Haider A, Lidor A, Efron J, Villegas C, Stevens K, Hirani S, Haut E, Efron D. Global Surgical Package Reimbursement and the Acute Care Surgeon: A Threat to Optimal Care. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2011, 70: 583-589. PMID: 21610346, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182098a30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayElective right hemicolectomyEmergency surgical patientsElective patientsRight hemicolectomyEmergent patientsInhospital mortalityGreater comorbiditySurgical patientsOptimal careNationwide Inpatient Sample dataAcute care surgery serviceEmergent right hemicolectomyPatient LOSAcute care surgeonsEmergency surgery patientsHigher mortality riskMann-Whitney testSurgery patientsSurgery serviceInpatient admissionsInsurance statusMortality riskMultivariable regressionGreater odds