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
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