2016
Hospital readmission after multiple major operative procedures among patients with employer provided health insurance
Kim Y, Gani F, Canner J, Margonis G, Makary M, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Hospital readmission after multiple major operative procedures among patients with employer provided health insurance. Surgery 2016, 160: 178-190. PMID: 27085686, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple operative proceduresDays of dischargeMajor operative proceduresOperative procedureSingle operative procedureIndex dischargeLate readmissionHospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisHigher preoperative comorbidityLate hospital readmissionLogistic regression analysisDuration of stayPreoperative comorbiditiesPostoperative complicationsPostoperative dischargeMarketScan databaseMultivariable analysisOverall incidenceAbdominal proceduresSame hospitalRisk factorsReadmissionCardiovascular proceduresGreater oddsAssociation of BRAFV600E Mutation and MicroRNA Expression with Central Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Prospective Study from Four Endocrine Surgery Centers
Han PA, Kim HS, Cho S, Fazeli R, Najafian A, Khawaja H, McAlexander M, Dy B, Sorensen M, Aronova A, Sebo TJ, Giordano TJ, Fahey TJ, Thompson GB, Gauger PG, Somervell H, Bishop JA, Eshleman JR, Schneider EB, Witwer KW, Umbricht CB, Zeiger MA. Association of BRAFV600E Mutation and MicroRNA Expression with Central Lymph Node Metastases in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Prospective Study from Four Endocrine Surgery Centers. Thyroid 2016, 26: 532-542. PMID: 26950846, PMCID: PMC4827320, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2015.0378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral lymph node metastasisCentral lymph node dissectionMultivariable logistic regression analysisPapillary thyroid cancerProphylactic central lymph node dissectionLogistic regression analysisLymph node dissectionAggressive clinicopathologic featuresLymph node metastasisEndocrine surgery centersStand-alone markerClinicopathologic featuresMiR-146bNode dissectionIndependent predictorsNode metastasisMiR-222Surgery centersThyroid cancerProphylactic lymph node dissectionRegression analysisIndividual prognostic markersOnly preoperative variablesNode-negative casesMicroRNA expression
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 insurance
2014
Variation in Readmission by Hospital After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Lucas D, Ejaz A, Bischof D, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Variation in Readmission by Hospital After Colorectal Cancer Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1272-1277. PMID: 25337956, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReadmission ratesColorectal surgeryAppropriate risk adjustmentHierarchical multivariable logistic regression analysisMultivariable logistic regression analysisRisk-adjusted readmission ratesRisk adjustmentRepresentative cancer registryColorectal cancer surgeryEnd Results-MedicareHospital readmission ratesHospital quality metricsRisk-adjusted variationLogistic regression analysisColorectal resectionStudy patientsHospital readmissionMedian agePatient characteristicsCancer surgeryCancer RegistryMAIN OUTCOMEReadmissionUS hospitalsHospital