2016
Continuity of Private Health Insurance Coverage After Traumatic Brain Injury
Lin J, Canner J, Schneider E. Continuity of Private Health Insurance Coverage After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 678-80. PMID: 26934219, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits
Channa R, Zafar SN, Canner JK, Haring RS, Schneider EB, Friedman DS. Epidemiology of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Ophthalmology 2016, 134: 312. PMID: 26821577, DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.5778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency departmentIncidence rateUS Nationwide Emergency Department SampleAge groupsPopulation-based incidence ratesEmergency Department SampleInflation-adjusted chargesHighest income quartileDifferent age groupsEmergent visitsCorneal abrasionOlder patientsEye injuriesSubconjunctival hemorrhageNonemergent conditionsOcular problemsOcular conditionsNonemergent visitsExternal eyeEye problemsForeign bodyMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent factors
2015
How Do Liquid-Based Preparations of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Compare with Conventional Smears? An Analysis of 5475 Specimens
Nagarajan N, Schneider EB, Ali SZ, Zeiger MA, Olson MT. How Do Liquid-Based Preparations of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Compare with Conventional Smears? An Analysis of 5475 Specimens. Thyroid 2015, 25: 308-313. PMID: 25420135, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2014.0394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationLiquid-based preparationsLBP casesConventional smearsBenign diagnosisThyroid nodulesMalignant diagnosisHistology diagnosisAspirated materialClinical databaseSuspicious categoryCS casesInitial evaluationInadequate samplesDiagnosisNodule sizePatientsSecond reviewDiagnostic frequencySmearsInadequate rateHigher proportionLower proportionPivotal roleNodules
2014
Encephalitis Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Mortality in the United States, 2000-2010
George B, Schneider E, Venkatesan A. Encephalitis Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Mortality in the United States, 2000-2010. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e104169. PMID: 25192177, PMCID: PMC4156306, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Inpatient SampleHospitalization ratesEncephalitis hospitalizationsInpatient mortalitySpecified causeComorbid HIV/AIDSAcute phase outcomesComorbid HIV infectionDiagnosis of encephalitisOdds of mortalityRetrospective observational studyCommon infectious agentsAcute care hospitalsYears of ageHerpes simplex virusHIV/AIDSAutoimmune conditionsCare hospitalHIV infectionWest Nile virusCause-specific ratesEncephalitis patientsViral causeAdjusted oddsInpatient Sample
2013
Increased complications after appendectomy in patients with cerebral palsy: Are special needs patients at risk for disparities in outcomes?
Dhiman N, Chi A, Pawlik T, Efron D, Haut E, Schneider E, Hashmi Z, Scott V, Hui X, Ali M, Haider A. Increased complications after appendectomy in patients with cerebral palsy: Are special needs patients at risk for disparities in outcomes? Surgery 2013, 154: 479-485. PMID: 23972654, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.05.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyHospital stayPostoperative complicationsLaparoscopic appendectomyAcute respiratory distress syndromeNon-CP patientsOperation-related infectionOdds of complicationsRespiratory distress syndromeUrinary tract infectionNationwide Inpatient SampleHospital discharge dataSpecial needs patientsCommon operative procedureMultiple logistic regressionRecognition of symptomsCP patientsInpatient mortalityPostoperative outcomesTract infectionsDistress syndromeOrgan failureAdjusted analysisPatient assessmentInpatient Sample