2018
The Cost of Complications Following Major Resection of Malignant Neoplasia
Zogg CK, Ottesen TD, Kebaish KJ, Galivanche A, Murthy S, Changoor NR, Zogg DL, Pawlik TM, Haider AH. The Cost of Complications Following Major Resection of Malignant Neoplasia. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2018, 22: 1976-1986. PMID: 29946953, PMCID: PMC6224301, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3850-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental hospital costsHospital costsMalignant neoplasiaMajor resectionResection typePre-discharge complicationsSystem-based complicationsImpact of complicationsComplex surgical patientsCost of complicationsLong-term treatmentMore complex patientsMajor gastrointestinal resectionsProviders/payersValue of carePulmonary complicationsUrinary complicationsComplication groupInfectious complicationsAdult patientsRectal resectionSurgical patientsGastrointestinal resectionGI diseaseSurgical outcomes
2015
Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action
Britton BV, Nagarajan N, Zogg CK, Selvarajah S, Schupper AJ, Kironji AG, Lwin AT, Cerullo M, Salim A, Haider AH. Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action. The American Journal Of Surgery 2015, 212: 102-108.e2. PMID: 26522774, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAwarenessEthnicityFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealthcare DisparitiesHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareRacial GroupsRisk AssessmentSurgeonsSurgical Procedures, OperativeSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesRacial 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