2016
Implementation of a Comprehensive Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Patients
Najjar PA, Madenci AL, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Dankers CA, Pimentel MT, Chabria AS, Goldberg JE, Sharma G, Piazza G, Bleday R, Orgill DP, Kachalia A. Implementation of a Comprehensive Post-Discharge Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Program for Abdominal and Pelvic Surgery Patients. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 223: 804-813. PMID: 27693288, PMCID: PMC6309555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-intervention cohortPre-intervention cohortInflammatory bowel diseaseVenous thromboembolismProphylaxis programAbdominal surgeryBowel diseasePost-discharge VTE ratesVenous thromboembolism prophylaxis programBedside medication deliveryInpatient venous thromboembolismInstitutional American CollegeSymptomatic venous thromboembolismPrimary end pointMajor abdominal surgeryVTE prevention programSingle-institution retrospectiveSurgeons NSQIP datasetPost-intervention analysisProphylactic anticoagulationVTE prophylaxisVTE ratesVTE eventsNSQIP datasetRisk patients
2015
Early Versus Late Readmission After Surgery Among Patients With Employer-provided Health Insurance
Kim Y, Gani F, Lucas D, Ejaz A, Spolverato G, Canner J, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Early Versus Late Readmission After Surgery Among Patients With Employer-provided Health Insurance. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 502-511. PMID: 26258319, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care CostsHospital CostsHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime FactorsConceptsNon-index hospitalsDays of dischargeMajor surgical proceduresSame-hospital readmissionsLate readmissionIndex hospitalHospital readmissionSurgical proceduresTruven Health MarketScan Commercial ClaimsMultivariable logistic regression analysisCharlson Comorbidity IndexMarketScan Commercial ClaimsLogistic regression analysisHospital mortalityComorbidity indexIndex dischargeEarly readmissionTrue incidenceEncounters DatabaseCommercial ClaimsReadmissionPatientsDifferent hospitalsHospitalHealth insuranceOutcome of delirium in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Salluh J, Wang H, Schneider E, Nagaraja N, Yenokyan G, Damluji A, Serafim R, Stevens R. Outcome of delirium in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ 2015, 350: h2538. PMID: 26041151, PMCID: PMC4454920, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitIll patientsCare unitCognitive impairmentSystematic reviewOutcome of deliriumProspective observational cohortThird of patientsLength of stayIdentification of deliriumRandom-effects modelMeta-regression analysisSedation managementDelirium screeningControl patientsObservational cohortCardiac surgeryMechanical ventilationIntensive careCochrane LibraryLanguage restrictionsClinical endpointsSubstance withdrawalClinical trialsOrgan/tissue transplantation
2013
Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Asemota A, George B, Cumpsty-Fowler C, Haider A, Schneider E. Race and Insurance Disparities in Discharge to Rehabilitation for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2013, 30: 2057-2065. PMID: 23972035, PMCID: PMC3868359, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2013.3091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryAdult TBI survivorsInsurance-based differencesOdds of dischargeHospital-level variablesImproved functional outcomesMeeting study criteriaMultivariable logistic regressionNationwide Inpatient SampleInpatient rehabilitation servicesInsurance-based disparitiesStandard descriptive methodsUninsured blacksUninsured HispanicsInpatient rehabilitationFunctional outcomeStudy criteriaInpatient SampleInsurance statusInpatient careTBI survivorsRehabilitation servicesLogistic regression