Tackling causes and costs of ED presentation for American football injuries: a population-level study
Smart BJ, Haring RS, Asemota AO, Scott JW, Canner JK, Nejim BJ, George BP, Alsulaim H, Kirsch TD, Schneider EB. Tackling causes and costs of ED presentation for American football injuries: a population-level study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1198-1204. PMID: 27185745, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.02.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFootball-related injuriesAmerican tackle footballAge groupsED presentationsED treatmentNationwide Emergency Department SampleClinical Modification diagnosis codesTackle footballAmerican football injuriesPrimary International ClassificationEmergency department treatmentMean hospital lengthPediatric age groupSprains/strainsLong-term outcomesMean total chargesEmergency Department SamplePatterns of injuryMajor therapeutic interventionPrevious epidemiologic studiesStandard descriptive methodsCross-sectional overviewFootball playersED dischargeHospital length“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