2015
Effect of Mandatory Centers of Excellence Designation on Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery
Bae J, Shade J, Abraham A, Abraham B, Peterson L, Schneider EB, Magnuson TH, Schweitzer MA, Steele KE. Effect of Mandatory Centers of Excellence Designation on Demographic Characteristics of Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 644-648. PMID: 25993654, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsPercentage of patientsBariatric surgerySociodemographic characteristicsIncome quartilePatients' sociodemographic characteristicsBariatric surgical patientsBariatric surgical proceduresNational Inpatient SampleHighest income quartileCenters of excellenceLowest income quartileSurgical patientsFemale patientsInpatient SampleSurgical proceduresMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsSurgeryPatient accessLogistic regressionPrivate insurancePatient safetyMedicaid ServicesExcellence designation
2013
A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery
Fitch Z, Debesa O, Ohkuma R, Duquaine D, Steppan J, Schneider E, Whitman G. A protocol-driven approach to early extubation after heart surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2013, 147: 1344-1350. PMID: 24269120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient shiveringRisk factorsVentilation timePostoperative mechanical ventilation timeLow body temperatureStandardized protocolMechanical ventilation timeRate of reintubationIndependent risk factorPercent of patientsPeriod 1 patientProtocol-driven approachBody temperatureReintubation rateEarly extubationProlonged ventilationCoronary bypassHeart surgeryReminder sheetsMultidisciplinary committeePatientsLogistic regressionPatient safetyExtubationBaseline practice
2012
Variations in surgical outcomes associated with hospital compliance with safety practices
Brooke B, Dominici F, Pronovost P, Makary M, Schneider E, Pawlik T. Variations in surgical outcomes associated with hospital compliance with safety practices. Surgery 2012, 151: 651-659. PMID: 22261296, PMCID: PMC3414538, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHospitalsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient SafetyPostoperative ComplicationsPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Assurance, Health CareSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsHigh-risk operationsHospital compliancePostoperative complicationsSafe practiceOpen aortic aneurysm repairHospital-level confoundersRisk-adjusted oddsAortic aneurysm repairRandom effects logistic regression modelEffects logistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsSafety practicesNationwide hospitalsAneurysm repairRate of failureSurgical outcomesGastrectomy proceduresDecreased oddsComplicationsHospitalDecreased likelihoodHospital qualityLeapfrog GroupPatient safety