2019
Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity
Ramirez A, Schneider E, Mehaffey J, Zeiger M, Hanks J, Smith P. Effect of Travel Time for Thyroid Surgery on Treatment Cost and Morbidity. The American Surgeon 2019, 85: 949-955. PMID: 31638505, DOI: 10.1177/000313481908500934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume centersThyroid surgeryPrimary outcomeHospital costsSingle high-volume centerMedian operative timeHealth care utilizationCertain patient populationsMultivariable regression modelingPatient's home addressHome addressPostoperative morbidityACS-NSQIPOperative timePatient populationUninsured statusThyroid diseaseEndocrine surgeryMorbidity riskThyroid proceduresSurgical careTime-related differencesPatient differencesDisease processPatients
2014
The Impact of Molecular Testing on the Surgical Management of Patients with Thyroid Nodules
Aragon Han P, Olson M, Fazeli R, Prescott J, Pai S, Schneider E, Tufano R, Zeiger M. The Impact of Molecular Testing on the Surgical Management of Patients with Thyroid Nodules. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 1862-1869. PMID: 24522987, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3508-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBiopsy, Fine-NeedleDecision Support TechniquesDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRetrospective StudiesThyroid GlandThyroid NoduleConceptsSurgical managementPreoperative molecular testingMolecular testingThyroid nodulesRET/PTC translocationsPathology analysisMolecular testsSurgical management changesSurgical management decisionsTertiary care centerMajority of patientsSurgical management algorithmJohns Hopkins HospitalPostoperative pathology analysisGene expression classifierUnderwent surgerySurgical consultationThyroid surgeryMethodsClinical informationThyroid surgeonsCare centerFNA diagnosisPatientsSurgical practiceSurgical planning