2019
Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity
Ramirez A, Schneider E, Mehaffey J, Zeiger M, Hanks J, Smith P. Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity. The American Surgeon 2019, 85: 949-955. PMID: 31638505, DOI: 10.1177/000313481908500934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume centersThyroid surgeryPrimary outcomeHospital costsSingle high-volume centerMedian operative timeHealth care utilizationCertain patient populationsMultivariable regression modelingPatient's home addressHome addressPostoperative morbidityACS-NSQIPOperative timePatient populationUninsured statusThyroid diseaseEndocrine surgeryMorbidity riskThyroid proceduresSurgical careTime-related differencesPatient differencesDisease processPatients
2017
Routine inclusion of long-term functional and patient-reported outcomes into trauma registries
Rios-Diaz A, Herrera-Escobar J, Lilley E, Appelson J, Gabbe B, Brasel K, deRoon-Cassini T, Schneider E, Kasotakis G, Kaafarani H, Velmahos G, Salim A, Haider A. Routine inclusion of long-term functional and patient-reported outcomes into trauma registries. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2017, 83: 97-104. PMID: 28426563, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBenchmarkingBostonFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansInjury Severity ScoreInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRegistriesRetrospective StudiesReturn to WorkStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesWounds and InjuriesConceptsTrauma registryPosttraumatic stress disorderPostinjury experienceTrauma centerSF-12 mental composite scoreSF-12 physical composite scorePatient-reported outcome metricsStress disorderLong-term outcome measuresInstitutional trauma registryInjury Severity ScoreHealth-related qualityPhysical composite scoreHealth care utilizationPatient-reported outcomesMental composite scoreMost trauma centersComposite scoreQuality improvement metricsEligible patientsTrauma patientsCare utilizationSeverity scoreWomen's HospitalTrauma outcomes