2015
Understanding Variation in 30-Day Surgical Readmission in the Era of Accountable Care: Effect of the Patient, Surgeon, and Surgical Subspecialties
Gani F, Lucas D, Kim Y, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Understanding Variation in 30-Day Surgical Readmission in the Era of Accountable Care: Effect of the Patient, Surgeon, and Surgical Subspecialties. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 1042-1049. PMID: 26244543, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsAdultAge FactorsAgedClinical CompetenceComprehensionDatabases, FactualDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient ReadmissionPhysician's RolePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpecialties, SurgicalSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime FactorsConceptsMajor surgical proceduresSurgical proceduresSurgical subspecialtiesRace/ethnicityPostoperative complicationsEndocrine surgeryAfrican American race/ethnicitySurgeon-level factorsPatient-level factorsTertiary care centerLarge academic medical centerPatient-related factorsSubspecialty levelAdministrative claims dataAcademic medical centerIndividual surgeon levelDifferent surgical subspecialtiesPreoperative comorbiditiesHospital morbidityPatient ageSurgical readmissionsCardiac surgeryTransplant surgeryPayer typeCare centerElevated relative risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage with colder weather in the mid-Atlantic region
Rivera-Lara L, Kowalski R, Schneider E, Tamargo R, Nyquist P. Elevated relative risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage with colder weather in the mid-Atlantic region. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2015, 22: 1582-1587. PMID: 26149403, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Malignancy risk and reproducibility associated with atypia of undetermined significance on thyroid cytology
Mathur A, Najafian A, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Olson M. Malignancy risk and reproducibility associated with atypia of undetermined significance on thyroid cytology. Surgery 2014, 156: 1471-1476. PMID: 25218896, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.08.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignancy riskUndetermined significanceAvailable surgical pathologyDiagnosis of AUSTertiary care centerFocal nuclear atypiaFine-needle aspiration specimensHürthle cell neoplasmsOutside diagnosisMalignancy rateCare centerCell neoplasmsMorphologic predictorsHigh riskNuclear atypiaSurgical pathologyBethesda SystemAUS subcategoriesAspiration specimensGreater riskThyroid CytopathologyThyroid cytologyAtypiaDiagnosisAUSThe Impact of Molecular Testing on the Surgical Management of Patients with Thyroid Nodules
Aragon Han P, Olson M, Fazeli R, Prescott J, Pai S, Schneider E, Tufano R, Zeiger M. The Impact of Molecular Testing on the Surgical Management of Patients with Thyroid Nodules. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 1862-1869. PMID: 24522987, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3508-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleDecision Support TechniquesDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRetrospective StudiesThyroid GlandThyroid NoduleConceptsSurgical managementPreoperative molecular testingMolecular testingThyroid nodulesRET/PTC translocationsPathology analysisMolecular testsSurgical management changesSurgical management decisionsTertiary care centerMajority of patientsSurgical management algorithmJohns Hopkins HospitalPostoperative pathology analysisGene expression classifierUnderwent surgerySurgical consultationThyroid surgeryMethodsClinical informationThyroid surgeonsCare centerFNA diagnosisPatientsSurgical practiceSurgical planning
2013
The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability
Qazi U, Obeid T, Enwerem N, Schneider E, White J, Freischlag J, Perler B, Malas M. The effect of ballooning following carotid stent deployment on hemodynamic stability. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2013, 59: 756-760.e1. PMID: 24342066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid artery stentingCoronary artery diseaseRecent myocardial infarctionHemodynamic depressionHemodynamic instabilityHemodynamic stabilitySymptomatic statusArtery diseaseMyocardial infarctionStent stenosisMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCarotid stent deploymentPrevious carotid endarterectomyAdverse cardiovascular eventsPrimary end pointTertiary care centerLength of stayRisk of intraLong-term patencyHigh-risk statusGreater luminal diameterLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelCardiovascular eventsLack of evidence