2017
Differences in rural and urban outcomes: a national inspection of emergency general surgery patients
Chaudhary MA, Shah AA, Zogg CK, Changoor N, Chao G, Nitzschke S, Havens JM, Haider AH. Differences in rural and urban outcomes: a national inspection of emergency general surgery patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2017, 218: 277-284. PMID: 28985861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayRural patientsEGS conditionsUrban hospitalOverall oddsEmergency general surgery conditionsEmergency general surgery patientsShorter LOSGeneral surgery patientsPatient-level factorsLimited clinical importanceNational Inpatient SampleSurgery of TraumaRegionalization of careCost of careMultivariable regression modelsUnited States populationHospital mortalityEGS patientsSurgery patientsUrban patientsAdult patientsMajor complicationsPrimary diagnosisInpatient Sample
2015
Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Raol N, Zogg CK, Boss EF, Weissman JS. Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology 2015, 154: 486-493. PMID: 26701174, PMCID: PMC8278804, DOI: 10.1177/0194599815621739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's teaching hospitalLength of stayInpatient tonsillectomyTeaching hospitalNonteaching hospitalsInpatient DatabaseHospital typeRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsRisk-adjusted logistic regressionNational estimatesInpatient pediatric tonsillectomyMajor perioperative complicationsKids' Inpatient DatabaseClustering of patientsCost of careYears of ageCross-sectional analysisSystem-level factorsPerioperative complicationsPatient factorsPediatric tonsillectomyHospital costsHigher oddsClaims dataTonsillectomyOperative delay to laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Schwartz DA, Shah AA, Zogg CK, Nicholas LH, Velopulos CG, Efron DT, Schneider EB, Haider AH. Operative delay to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2015, 79: 15-21. PMID: 26091309, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHours of admissionAcute cholecystitisLaparoscopic cholecystectomyOperative managementCharlson Comorbidity IndexHospital-related factorsSecond hospital dayTime of surgeryNationwide Inpatient SampleEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyLength of stayNext-day surgeryCost of careHealth care providersCost containmentComorbidity indexAdmission dayHospital daysLonger hospitalizationPatient demographicsAdult patientsMultivariable analysisOperative delayRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyPrimary diagnosis