2015
Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma
Hicks C, Hashmi Z, Hui X, Velopulos C, Efron D, Schneider E, Cooper L, Haut E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Explaining the Paradoxical Age-based Racial Disparities in Survival After Trauma. Annals Of Surgery 2015, 262: 179-183. PMID: 24979610, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000000809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder black patientsYoung black patientsYoung white patientsBlack patientsWhite patientsBlack trauma patientsRacial disparitiesTrauma patientsInjury severityClinical Modification diagnosis codesOlder white patientsPatients 65 yearsOverall injury severityMechanism of injuryNationwide Inpatient SampleHead injury severityOlder patientsIncreased oddsComorbid conditionsSurvival outcomesNinth RevisionInsurance statusAdjusted oddsDiagnosis codesInpatient Sample
2014
Association Between Race and Age in Survival After Trauma
Hicks C, Hashmi Z, Velopulos C, Efron D, Schneider E, Haut E, Cornwell E, Haider A. Association Between Race and Age in Survival After Trauma. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 642-647. PMID: 24871941, PMCID: PMC5995325, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexPatients 65 yearsOlder patientsBlack patientsInjury severityComorbidity indexRacial disparitiesWhite patientsOdds ratioBetter outcomesCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreClinical Modification diagnosis codesLogistic regressionComorbidity Index scoreOlder black patientsOlder white patientsYoung black patientsYoung white patientsMost older patientsIntent of injuryNationwide Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionUnadjusted odds ratioUnivariable logistic regressionHead injury severity
2012
Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends
Schneider E, Hirani S, Hambridge H, Haut E, Carlini A, Castillo R, Efron D, Haider A. Beating the weekend trend: Increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends. Journal Of Surgical Research 2012, 177: 295-300. PMID: 22795343, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeekend patientsWeekend admissionInjury severityHead traumaAdult traumatic brain injury patientsTraumatic brain injury patientsOlder adultsICDMAP-90 softwareCharlson comorbidity scoreInjury Scale scoreOdds of mortalityNationwide Inpatient SamplePatients meeting criteriaMedian total chargesBrain injury patientsLength of stayHead injury severityWilcoxon rank sumStudent's t-testHead AISComorbidity scoreLess comorbidityLow comorbidityTrauma admissionsInjury patients