2021
Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease
Maassel NL, Shaughnessy MP, Solomon DG, Cowles RA. Trends in fundoplication volume for pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2021, 56: 1495-1499. PMID: 33745746, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric Health Information SystemPediatric surgery fellowsReflux diseaseSurgical volumeCase volumeSevere gastro-esophageal reflux diseasePediatric gastroesophageal reflux diseaseICD-9/ICDTotal operative volumeGastroesophageal reflux diseaseGraduate Medical Education caseFellow case logsPatient characteristicsPatient demographicsPediatric surgeonsOperative volumePediatric surgical trainingSecondary analysisHealth information systemsAbstractTextCase logsFundoplicationNational dataRecent data
2020
Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease
Maassel NL, Ozgediz DE, Solomon DG. Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2020, 72: 501-505. PMID: 33003168, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive biopsy ratePediatric Health Information SystemRectal biopsyBiopsy positivityBiopsy rateHirschsprung's diseaseSurgical volumeOutlier hospitalsInterinstitutional variabilityNational ratesICD-9/ICDHospital surgical volumeLow outlier hospitalsRate of surgeryVolume-outcome relationshipDays of lifeHigh-outlier hospitalsOnly patientsRetrospective reviewPositive biopsiesSubgroup analysisNationwide rateBiopsyCriterion standardInstitutional variability