2020
Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease
Maassel NL, Ozgediz DE, Solomon DG. Establishing a National Rate of Rectal Biopsy Positivity in the Diagnosis of Hirschsprung Disease. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2020, 72: 501-505. PMID: 33003168, DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive biopsy ratePediatric Health Information SystemRectal biopsyBiopsy positivityBiopsy rateHirschsprung's diseaseSurgical volumeOutlier hospitalsInterinstitutional variabilityNational ratesICD-9/ICDHospital surgical volumeLow outlier hospitalsRate of surgeryVolume-outcome relationshipDays of lifeHigh-outlier hospitalsOnly patientsRetrospective reviewPositive biopsiesSubgroup analysisNationwide rateBiopsyCriterion standardInstitutional variability
2019
Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis
Freedman-Weiss MR, Chiu AS, Caty MG, Solomon DG. Delay in operation for Hirschsprung Disease is associated with decreased length of stay: a 5-Year NSQIP-Peds analysis. Journal Of Perinatology 2019, 39: 1105-1110. PMID: 31209278, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-019-0405-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHirschsprung's diseaseLength of stayDays of ageDesignRetrospective reviewPostoperative stayOperative morbidityReadmission ratesPrimary outcomeGestational ageOptimal timingSecond monthMultivariate linear regressionStayDiseaseReadmissionComplicationsPatientsDaysAgeOutcomesGroupLinear regressionMorbidityNSQIPInfants