2016
Inequalities 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
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 dataTonsillectomy