2020
Benchmarking the value of care: Variability in hospital costs for common operations and its association with procedure volume.
Zogg CK, Bernard AC, Hirji SA, Minei JP, Staudenmayer KL, Davis KA. Benchmarking the value of care: Variability in hospital costs for common operations and its association with procedure volume. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 88: 619-628. PMID: 32039972, PMCID: PMC7802807, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic appendectomyLaparoscopic cholecystectomyHospital costsMeans of USMedian costProcedure volumeEmergency general surgeryTotal hospital costsMedian hospital costsNational Inpatient SampleAdults 18 yearsNational cost savingsAnnual procedure volumeValue of careHospital complicationsIndex hospitalHealth care valuePatient characteristicsAdverse outcomesInpatient SampleInclusion criteriaGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIICommon operation
2018
The Cost of Complications Following Major Resection of Malignant Neoplasia
Zogg CK, Ottesen TD, Kebaish KJ, Galivanche A, Murthy S, Changoor NR, Zogg DL, Pawlik TM, Haider AH. The Cost of Complications Following Major Resection of Malignant Neoplasia. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2018, 22: 1976-1986. PMID: 29946953, PMCID: PMC6224301, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3850-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental hospital costsHospital costsMalignant neoplasiaMajor resectionResection typePre-discharge complicationsSystem-based complicationsImpact of complicationsComplex surgical patientsCost of complicationsLong-term treatmentMore complex patientsMajor gastrointestinal resectionsProviders/payersValue of carePulmonary complicationsUrinary complicationsComplication groupInfectious complicationsAdult patientsRectal resectionSurgical patientsGastrointestinal resectionGI diseaseSurgical outcomes
2016
Rethinking Priorities
Zogg CK, Najjar P, Diaz A, Zogg DL, Tsai TC, Rose JA, Scott JW, Gani F, Alshaikh H, Nagarajan N, Canner JK, Schneider EB, Goldberg JE, Haider AH. Rethinking Priorities. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 312-322. PMID: 26501705, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElective colectomyPrimary diagnosisNationwide Inpatient Sample dataIncremental costBenign colonic neoplasmsSystem-based complicationsCost of complicationsSurgical quality improvement initiativesIncremental hospital costsLong-term treatmentQuality improvement initiativesExperienced complicationsInfectious complicationsCardiovascular complicationsComplication groupDiverticular diseaseOpen resectionAdult patientsFrequent diagnosisColonic neoplasmsHospital costsOperative techniqueColectomyComplicationsHealthcare costsNever giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients
Shah AA, Zafar SN, Kodadek LM, Zogg CK, Chapital AB, Iqbal A, Greene WR, Cornwell EE, Havens J, Nitzschke S, Cooper Z, Salim A, Haider AH. Never giving up: outcomes and presentation of emergency general surgery in geriatric octogenarian and nonagenarian patients. The American Journal Of Surgery 2016, 212: 211-220.e3. PMID: 27086200, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayNonagenarian patientsYoung adultsUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient SampleLower total hospital costsEmergency general surgery patientsShorter LOSLower risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsPrimary EGS diagnosesEmergency general surgeryGeneral surgery patientsRisk-adjusted oddsTotal hospital costsHigher mortality riskRisk-adjusted differencesGastrostomy careMajor morbidityOlder patientsSurgery patientsEGS diagnosesInpatient SampleHospital costsHigher oddsGeneral surgeryEvaluation of the Perceived Association Between Resident Turnover and the Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Emergency General Surgery: Questioning the July Phenomenon
Shah AA, Zogg CK, Nitzschke SL, Changoor NR, Havens JM, Salim A, Cooper Z, Haider AH. Evaluation of the Perceived Association Between Resident Turnover and the Outcomes of Patients Who Undergo Emergency General Surgery: Questioning the July Phenomenon. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 1-8. PMID: 26536282, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEducation, Medical, GraduateEmergenciesFemaleGeneral SurgeryHospital MortalityHospitals, TeachingHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePersonnel TurnoverPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSeasonsUnited StatesWorkforceYoung AdultConceptsEmergency general surgeryTotal hospital costsLength of stayJuly phenomenonEGS patientsEGS conditionsHospital costsTeaching hospitalGeneral surgeryLower risk-adjusted oddsOutcomes of patientsRisk-adjusted oddsNationwide Inpatient SampleSurgery of TraumaHospital mortalityAdult patientsEarly patientsPoor outcomeInpatient SamplePrincipal diagnosisRetrospective analysisMAIN OUTCOMEMultivariable regressionPatientsPropensity score
2015
Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Raol N, Zogg CK, Boss EF, Weissman JS. Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology 2015, 154: 486-493. PMID: 26701174, PMCID: PMC8278804, DOI: 10.1177/0194599815621739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's teaching hospitalLength of stayInpatient tonsillectomyTeaching hospitalNonteaching hospitalsInpatient DatabaseHospital typeRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsRisk-adjusted logistic regressionNational estimatesInpatient pediatric tonsillectomyMajor perioperative complicationsKids' Inpatient DatabaseClustering of patientsCost of careYears of ageCross-sectional analysisSystem-level factorsPerioperative complicationsPatient factorsPediatric tonsillectomyHospital costsHigher oddsClaims dataTonsillectomyIncremental Cost of Emergency Versus Elective Surgery
Haider AH, Obirieze A, Velopulos CG, Richard P, Latif A, Scott VK, Zogg CK, Haut ER, Efron DT, Cornwell EE, MacKenzie EJ, Gaskin DJ. Incremental Cost of Emergency Versus Elective Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 260-266. PMID: 25521669, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairCoronary artery bypass graftAortic aneurysm repairArtery bypass graftEmergency surgeryElective surgeryAneurysm repairBypass graftColon resectionAdjusted oddsNationwide Inpatient Sample dataMean cost differenceElective surgery patientsMultivariable logistic regressionDischarge-level weightsAdjusted riskSurgery patientsEmergent proceduresCare coordinationElective admissionsWorse outcomesHospital costsCost differencesEmergent casesElective care