2017
Intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy among hospitalized medicare beneficiaries with non-neoplastic biliary disease
Lilley EJ, Scott JW, Jiang W, Krasnova A, Raol N, Changoor N, Salim A, Haider AH, Weissman JS, Schneider EB, Cooper Z. Intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy among hospitalized medicare beneficiaries with non-neoplastic biliary disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 214: 682-686. PMID: 28669532, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCBD injuryIntraoperative cholangiographyBiliary diseaseInpatient cholecystectomyMedicare beneficiariesCommon bile duct injuryBile duct injuryMultivariable logistic regressionHazard of deathHospitalized Medicare beneficiariesNon-neoplastic indicationsGallbladder obstructionDuct injuryCox regressionRetrospective studyCholecystectomyHigh riskPatientsInjuryLogistic regressionConfirmatory testDiseaseCholangiographySelective useSurvival
2014
Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury
Schneider E, Sur S, Raymont V, Duckworth J, Kowalski R, Efron D, Hui X, Selvarajah S, Hambridge H, Stevens R. Functional recovery after moderate/severe traumatic brain injury. Neurology 2014, 82: 1636-1642. PMID: 24759845, PMCID: PMC4211893, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryYears of educationBrain injuryDisability Rating Scale scoresProspective multicenter cohortMain outcome measuresRating Scale scoresRobust independent predictorModel Systems databaseDose-response relationshipLogistic regression modelsTBI Model Systems databaseCognitive reserveIndependent predictorsMulticenter cohortPrognostic factorsFunctional recoveryRetrospective studyDuration of educationYears postinjuryOutcome measuresPatientsScale scoreNeural adaptation