2016
Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit
Haider AH, Dankwa-Mullan I, Maragh-Bass AC, Torain M, Zogg CK, Lilley EJ, Kodadek LM, Changoor NR, Najjar P, Rose JA, Ford HR, Salim A, Stain SC, Shafi S, Sutton B, Hoyt D, Maddox YT, Britt LD. Setting a National Agenda for Surgical Disparities Research: Recommendations From the National Institutes of Health and American College of Surgeons Summit. JAMA Surgery 2016, 151: 554-63. PMID: 26982380, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.0014.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchCultural CompetencyHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Physician-Patient RelationsPostoperative CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareSocieties, MedicalSocioeconomic FactorsSurgical Procedures, OperativeUnited StatesConceptsAmerican CollegeSurgical disparitiesNational InstituteCare perspectiveRehabilitation-related factorsMultiple surgical proceduresDisparities researchPatient-clinician communicationHealth-National InstituteHealth care disparitiesPatient care perspectivePostoperative careAcute interventionAfrican American individualsMinority patientsSurgical proceduresLong-term effectsMortality riskCare disparitiesTop research prioritiesResearch prioritiesPatient centerednessGeographic disparitiesMinority HealthClinical quality
2015
From understanding to action: interventions for surgical disparities
Hisam B, Zogg CK, Chaudhary MA, Ahmed A, Khan H, Selvarajah S, Torain MJ, Changoor NR, Haider AH. From understanding to action: interventions for surgical disparities. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 200: 560-578. PMID: 26526625, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical disparitiesCombination of patientQuality improvement initiativesHealth care disparitiesDoctor-patient communicationSystem-level factorsField of surgeryCochrane LibraryCare disparitiesMultiple interventionsUnderstanding of disparitiesSuccessful alleviationImprovement initiativesInterventionSurgeryForm of interventionPossible interventionsDisparitiesRacial disparities in surgical outcomes: Does the level of resident surgeon play a role?
Changoor NR, Ortega G, Ekladios M, Zogg CK, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes: Does the level of resident surgeon play a role? Surgery 2015, 158: 547-555. PMID: 26003906, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAppendectomyCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicClinical CompetenceDatabases, FactualEthnicityFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHerniorrhaphyHumansInternship and ResidencyLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBlack patientsSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseGreater risk-adjusted oddsQuality Improvement Program databaseImprovement Program databaseRisk-adjusted oddsMultivariable logistic regressionOpen hernia repairSurgical residentsHigher likelihoodLevels of providersJunior residentsSenior residentsPresence/levelLaparoscopic appendectomyMinor complicationsPatient demographicsPostoperative outcomesSurgical disparitiesHispanic patientsLaparoscopic cholecystectomySurgical outcomesWorse outcomesProgram database