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
2016
“Halo effect” in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy?
Nagarajan N, Selvarajah S, Gani F, Alshaikh HN, Giuliano K, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Haider AH. “Halo effect” in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy? Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 231-237. PMID: 27125867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColectomyDatabases, FactualDiverticulitis, ColonicEmergenciesFemaleHospital ChargesHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPoisson DistributionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLength of stayNontrauma centersHospital-level characteristicsTrauma centerEmergent colectomyEmergency general surgery conditionsEmergency general surgery proceduresNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency surgical interventionOdds of mortalityEmergency Department SampleGeneral surgery proceduresNontrauma conditionsHospital mortalityMedian ageSurgical interventionSurgical conditionsImproved outcomesSex distributionSurgical careMedian chargePatientsSurgery proceduresSurgery conditionsCase mix
2015
Parathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study
Neychev V, Ghanem M, Blackwood S, Han P, Fazeli R, Schneider E, Najafian A, Bloch D, Bard M, Klarsfeld J, Zeiger M, Lipton R. Parathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of Surgery 2015, 27: 72-76. PMID: 26607852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid surgeryParathyroid surgeonCommunity hospitalComplication rateEndocrine surgeonsCommunity-based hospital settingLow-volume community hospitalHigh-quality surgical careHigh-volume academic centersRetrospective cohort studyComparable cure ratesExperienced parathyroid surgeonDouble adenomasLocalizing studiesCohort studyPatient characteristicsPathological findingsCure rateExcellent outcomesEndocrine surgeryInclusion criteriaSurgical careHospital settingGroup 2Group 1