2015
Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay
Haider AH, Gupta S, Zogg CK, Kisat MT, Schupper A, Efron DT, Haut ER, Obirieze AC, Schneider EB, Pronvost PJ, MacKenzie EJ, Cornwell EE. Beyond incidence: Costs of complications in trauma and what it means for those who pay. Surgery 2015, 158: 96-103. PMID: 25900034, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma patientsAttributable costsPrimary ICD-9-CM diagnosis codesAcute respiratory distress syndromeICD-9-CM diagnosis codesTrauma-related complicationsGeneral surgery patientsRespiratory distress syndromeUrinary tract infectionInfluence of complicationsNational Inpatient SampleCost of complicationsIsolated complicationHospital stayAdult patientsSurgery patientsTract infectionsDistress syndromePatient factorsTrauma admissionsDiagnosis codesInpatient SampleMyocardial infarctionComparable cohortsHospital characteristics
2012
Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends
Schneider E, Hirani S, Hambridge H, Haut E, Carlini A, Castillo R, Efron D, Haider A. Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 295-300. PMID: 22795343, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekend patientsWeekend admissionInjury severityHead traumaAdult traumatic brain injury patientsTraumatic brain injury patientsOlder adultsICDMAP-90 softwareCharlson comorbidity scoreInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityNationwide Inpatient SamplePatients meeting criteriaMedian total chargesBrain injury patientsLength of stayHead injury severityWilcoxon rank sumStudent's t-testHead AISComorbidity scoreLess comorbidityLow comorbidityTrauma admissionsInjury patients