2019
Association of Medicaid Expansion Policy with Outcomes in Homeless Patients Requiring Emergency General Surgery
Manzano‐Nunez R, Zogg CK, Bhulani N, McCarty JC, Herrera‐Escobar J, Lu K, Andriotti T, Uribe‐Leitz T, de Jager E, Jarman MP, Haider AH, Ortega G. Association of Medicaid Expansion Policy with Outcomes in Homeless Patients Requiring Emergency General Surgery. World Journal Of Surgery 2019, 43: 1483-1489. PMID: 30706104, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-04932-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgeryNon-expansion statesMedical adviceHomeless patientsSurgical complicationsMedicaid expansionHospital chargesGeneral surgeryLower oddsPrimary EGS diagnosesHome healthcareMultivariable logistic regressionExpansion statesLength of stayNon-Medicaid expansion statesState Inpatient DatabasesMedicaid expansion statesMultivariable quantile regressionEGS proceduresClinical eventsEGS diagnosesInpatient DatabaseHomeless individualsHigher oddsNon-significant difference
2016
Access to post-discharge inpatient care after lower limb trauma
Metcalfe D, Davis WA, Olufajo OA, Rios-Diaz AJ, Chaudhary MA, Harris MB, Zogg CK, Weaver MJ, Salim A. Access to post-discharge inpatient care after lower limb trauma. Journal Of Surgical Research 2016, 203: 140-144. PMID: 27338544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.02.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayHospital LOSLower limb traumaLimb traumaInsurance statusUninsured patientsInpatient careLonger hospital LOSCalifornia State Inpatient DatabaseState Inpatient DatabasesLower limb injuriesNon-acute servicesAcute hospitalizationHospital dischargeInpatient DatabaseHospital characteristicsTrauma bedsClinical ModificationLimb injuriesObservational studyLower oddsEmergency careInternational ClassificationPatientsPrivate insurance