2022
Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment
Zogg CK, Staudenmayer KL, Kodadek LM, Davis KA. Reconceptualizing high-quality emergency general surgery care: Non–mortality-based quality metrics enable meaningful and consistent assessment. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 68-77. PMID: 36245079, PMCID: PMC9805506, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryHospital-level factorsEGS conditionsEmergency general surgery careOlder adultsNationwide Readmissions DatabaseComplex older adultsSurgery of TraumaGeneral surgery careQuality improvement initiativesOlder adult populationEGS careEGS hospitalsEGS patientsPatient frailtySurgery careGeneral surgeryHospitalLevel IIIAdult populationCohortPatientsComplex adultCareAdultsDefining Referral Regions for Inpatient Trauma Care: The Utility of a Novel Geographic Definition
Zogg CK, Becher RD, Dalton MK, Hirji SA, Davis KA, Salim A, Cooper Z, Jarman MP. Defining Referral Regions for Inpatient Trauma Care: The Utility of a Novel Geographic Definition. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 275: 115-128. PMID: 35272088, PMCID: PMC9038698, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsReferral regionsHospital service areasTrauma regionTrauma careTrauma systemHospital useInpatient trauma careOlder adult patientsState Inpatient DatabasesUS health systemRegional trauma careInpatient traumaAdult patientsNET patientsTrauma patientsInpatient DatabaseDemographic featuresHealth systemImportant demographic factorsPatientsGeographic variationDemographic factorsTraumaCare
2021
The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions
Dalton MK, Miller AL, Bergmark RW, Semco R, Zogg CK, Goralnick E, Jarman MP. The Utility of a Novel Definition of Health Care Regions in the United States in the Era of COVID-19: A Validation of the Pittsburgh Atlas Using Pneumonia Admissions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 518-526. PMID: 34952728, PMCID: PMC8612818, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care regionAcute medical conditionsState Inpatient DatabasesCare regionConcordant carePneumonia admissionsMedical conditionsQuality's State Inpatient DatabasesDiagnosis of sepsisRace/ethnicityInpatient DatabaseSecondary diagnosisInsurance statusPrimary diagnosisInclusion criteriaHospital regionReferral regionsEmergency careLevels of severityConcordance rateLogistic regressionDartmouth AtlasHealthcare ResearchCareHealth care
2016
Geographic Distribution of Trauma Burden, Mortality, and Services in the United States: Does Availability Correspond to Patient Need?
Rios-Diaz AJ, Metcalfe D, Olufajo OA, Zogg CK, Yorkgitis B, Singh M, Haider AH, Salim A. Geographic Distribution of Trauma Burden, Mortality, and Services in the United States: Does Availability Correspond to Patient Need? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 223: 764-773.e2. PMID: 28193322, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.08.569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel II trauma centerAge-adjusted mortality ratesTrauma admissionsTrauma centerTrauma serviceTrauma mortalityTrauma burdenMortality rateTrauma care provisionAge-adjusted mortalityCritical care providersTrauma patientsTrauma careCare providersLevel IPatient needsAdmissionProvider densitySurgeon availabilityQuality careMortalityCare provisionSCC fellowshipsAssociationCareRacial disparities in emergency general surgery
Zogg CK, Jiang W, Chaudhary MA, Scott JW, Shah AA, Lipsitz SR, Weissman JS, Cooper Z, Salim A, Nitzschke SL, Nguyen LL, Helmchen LA, Kimsey L, Olaiya ST, Learn PA, Haider AH. Racial disparities in emergency general surgery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2016, 80: 764-777. PMID: 26958790, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanEmergency MedicineFemaleGeneral SurgeryHealthcare DisparitiesHospitals, GeneralHospitals, MilitaryHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelNational Health Insurance, United StatesRetrospective StudiesSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesWhite PeopleWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsRisk-adjusted survival analysisMinority patientsSurvival analysisEmergency general surgery patientsRacial disparitiesGeneral surgery patientsSurgery-related morbidityLong-term outcomesRace-associated differencesEGS careTRICARE dataWorse mortalityMajor morbidityOperative interventionSurgery patientsWhite patientsEGS conditionsReadmission outcomesEffect modificationSurgical careDay outcomesPatientsCivilian hospitalsDiagnostic categoriesCareInequalities in Specialist Hand Surgeon Distribution across the United States
Rios-Diaz AJ, Metcalfe D, Singh M, Zogg CK, Olufajo OA, Ramos MS, Caterson EJ, Talbot SG. Inequalities in Specialist Hand Surgeon Distribution across the United States. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 137: 1516-1522. PMID: 27119925, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialist hand surgeonsHand surgeonsTrauma admissionsRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsDensity of surgeonsState Inpatient DatabasesMedical specialty databasesFellowship positionsInpatient DatabaseIndependent associationHospital specialistsTrauma careGeneral surgeonsEmergency careHealthcare costsOrthopaedic surgeonsSurgeon densitySurgeonsAdmissionPlastic surgeonsSubspecialty certificateUnited StatesSpecialty databasesAmerican BoardCare
2014
Prevalence of thoracic surgical care need in a developing country: Results of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey
Zogg CK, Kamara TB, Groen RS, Mungo B, Kushner AL, Molena D. Prevalence of thoracic surgical care need in a developing country: Results of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional nationwide survey. International Journal Of Surgery 2014, 13: 1-7. PMID: 25447608, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional nationwide surveySurgical care needsSurgical Need toolSurgeons OverSeas AssessmentNationwide surveyChest/breastResource-limited settingsBack complaintsThoracic surgeryBreast problemsSurgical conditionsSurgical problemsCare needsBack problemsSurgical needsLogistic regressionHealth systemLow-income countriesPrevalenceNeed toolsOlder participantsMinimal educationComplaintsCareFarm workers