2020
Risk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Lee M, David WB, Kundishora AJ, Freedman IG, Zogg CK, Hong CS, DeSpenza T, Sarkozy M, Kahle KT, DiLuna M. Risk Factors Portending Extended Length of Stay After Suboccipital Decompression for Adult Chiari I Malformation. World Neurosurgery 2020, 138: e515-e522. PMID: 32147550, PMCID: PMC7379177, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.02.158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-level factorsMultivariate logistic regressionExtended LOSLOS cohortSurgical decompressionDecompression surgeryOdds ratioGreater overall complication ratesMultiple patient-level factorsLogistic regressionChiari malformation type IAdult Chiari I malformationPatient's baseline comorbidityOverall complication rateRetrospective cohort studyChiari I malformationRisk-adjusted LOSPostoperative complicationsAdult patientsCohort studyComplication ratePatient demographicsSuboccipital decompressionElectrolyte disordersObstructive hydrocephalus
2016
Association between Insurance Status and Hospital Length of Stay following Trauma
Englum BR, Hui X, Zogg CK, Chaudhary MA, Villegas C, Bolorunduro OB, Stevens KA, Haut ER, Cornwell EE, Efron DT, Haider AH. Association between Insurance Status and Hospital Length of Stay following Trauma. The American Surgeon 2016, 82: 281-288. PMID: 27099067, PMCID: PMC5142530, DOI: 10.1177/000313481608200324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsurance statusHospital lengthTrauma patientsUninsured patientsInjury severityNational Trauma Data BankAcute trauma patientsShorter hospital stayTrauma Data BankUninsured trauma patientsRisk-adjusted LOSMultivariable regression modelsQuality of careHealth care systemHospital LOSHospital stayDischarge dispositionClinical factorsNonclinical factorsTrauma populationSignificant confoundersBaseline differencesInclusion criteriaPatient's abilityClinical care
2015
Does obesity affect the outcomes of pulmonary resections for lung cancer? A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis
Mungo B, Zogg CK, Hooker CM, Yang SC, Battafarano RJ, Brock MV, Molena D. Does obesity affect the outcomes of pulmonary resections for lung cancer? A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis. Surgery 2015, 157: 792-800. PMID: 25666333, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansLength of StayLogistic ModelsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedObesityOperative TimePneumonectomyPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsLength of stayBody mass indexRisk-adjusted LOSNormal weight patientsObese patientsPulmonary resectionLung cancerWeight patientsUnderweight patientsOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseQuality Improvement Program databaseNormal body mass indexWorld Health Organization classificationPrevious cardiac surgeryImprovement Program databaseGreater operative timeMultivariable logistic regressionMajor health issuePreoperative comorbiditiesOverall morbidityPostoperative complicationsLung resectionNSQIP database