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
2015
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes: Does the level of resident surgeon play a role?
Changoor NR, Ortega G, Ekladios M, Zogg CK, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes: Does the level of resident surgeon play a role? Surgery 2015, 158: 547-555. PMID: 26003906, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAppendectomyCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicClinical CompetenceDatabases, FactualEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHerniorrhaphyHumansInternship and ResidencyLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBlack patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseGreater risk-adjusted oddsQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRisk-adjusted oddsMultivariable logistic regressionOpen hernia repairSurgical residentsHigher likelihoodLevels of providersJunior residentsSenior residentsPresence/levelLaparoscopic appendectomyMinor complicationsPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesSurgical disparitiesHispanic patientsLaparoscopic cholecystectomySurgical outcomesWorse outcomesProgram database