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 costsUse of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery
Scott JW, Olufajo OA, Brat GA, Rose JA, Zogg CK, Haider AH, Salim A, Havens JM. Use of National Burden to Define Operative Emergency General Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: e160480-e160480. PMID: 27120712, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryEGS proceduresInpatient costsNational burdenGeneral surgeryClinical Modification procedure codesPrimary EGS diagnosesDay of admissionOverall mortality ratePeptic ulcer diseaseSmall bowel resectionNational Inpatient SampleNational quality benchmarksHospital mortalityMost admissionsSurgical admissionsSurgical mortalityComplication burdenComplication rateMajor complicationsPartial colectomyRetrospective reviewUlcer diseaseEGS diagnosesNinth Revision“Halo effect” in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy?
Nagarajan N, Selvarajah S, Gani F, Alshaikh HN, Giuliano K, Zogg CK, Schneider EB, Haider AH. “Halo effect” in trauma centers: does it extend to emergent colectomy? Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 231-237. PMID: 27125867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overColectomyDatabases, FactualDiverticulitis, ColonicEmergenciesFemaleHospital ChargesHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPoisson DistributionQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareTrauma CentersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLength of stayNontrauma centersHospital-level characteristicsTrauma centerEmergent colectomyEmergency general surgery conditionsEmergency general surgery proceduresNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency surgical interventionOdds of mortalityEmergency Department SampleGeneral surgery proceduresNontrauma conditionsHospital mortalityMedian ageSurgical interventionSurgical conditionsImproved outcomesSex distributionSurgical careMedian chargePatientsSurgery proceduresSurgery conditionsCase mix
2015
Incremental 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