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 cytologyAtypiaDiagnosisAUS
2012
The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States
Schneider E, Black J, Hambridge H, Lum Y, Freischlag J, Perler B, Abularrage C. The impact of race and ethnicity on the outcome of carotid interventions in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 172-177. PMID: 22459294, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.02.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorRisk of strokeCarotid endarterectomyBlack patientsHispanic ethnicityRisk factorsMultivariable analysisUnivariate analysisGreater riskOutcomes of CEANationwide Inpatient SampleDiseases-9 codesInfluence of raceAfrican American raceCarotid artery stenosisHigh-risk statusPostoperative deathsCarotid angioplastyPrimary outcomeSymptomatic statusWhite patientsArtery stenosisCarotid interventionHospital characteristicsInpatient Sample
2011
Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules
Roy R, Kouniavsky G, Schneider E, Allendorf JD, Chabot JA, Logerfo P, Dackiw AP, Colombani P, Zeiger MA, Lee JA. Predictive factors of malignancy in pediatric thyroid nodules. Surgery 2011, 150: 1228-1233. PMID: 22136845, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroid nodulesPositive predictive valuePalpable lymphadenopathyThyroid nodulesThyroid cancerFamily historyPredictive valueAspiration biopsy specimensPediatric thyroidectomyFinal pathologyClinical factorsClinicopathologic factorsRetrospective reviewTertiary hospitalPredictive factorsHypoechoic lesionsBiopsy specimensHypoechoic nodulesIndeterminate lesionsMalignancyFNAB resultsLymphadenopathyGreater riskCancerDifferential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery
Schneider EB, Haider A, Sheer AJ, Hambridge HL, Chang DC, Segal JB, Wu AW, Lidor AO. Differential Association of Race With Treatment and Outcomes in Medicare Patients Undergoing Diverticulitis Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2011, 146: 1272-1276. PMID: 22106319, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical comorbiditiesInsurance statusUrgent/emergency surgeryGreater riskRacial disparitiesUrgent/emergencyMedicare Provider AnalysisHealth insurance statusObserved racial disparitiesHospital mortalityGreater comorbidityEmergency surgerySurgical treatmentEmergency admissionsStudy criteriaBlack raceWorse outcomesMedicare patientsProcedure typeRetrospective analysisInpatient dataComorbiditiesMortality riskMultivariable regressionOutcome data