2018
Disparate outcomes of global emergency surgery - A matched comparison of patients in developed and under—developed healthcare settings
Shah AA, Zogg CK, Rehman A, Latif A, Zafar H, Shakoor A, Wasif N, Chapital AB, Riviello R, Ashfaq A, Williams M, Cornwell EE, Haider AH. Disparate outcomes of global emergency surgery - A matched comparison of patients in developed and under—developed healthcare settings. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 215: 1029-1036. PMID: 29807633, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAga Khan University HospitalPakistani patientsUS Nationwide Inpatient SampleHealthcare settingsUrban-teaching hospitalsRisk-adjusted oddsComparison of patientsNationwide Inpatient SampleRisk-adjusted differencesGlobal health policy developmentHealth system strengtheningDiverse healthcare settingsHealth policy developmentReported morbidityMajor morbidityEmergency surgeryRural patientsUniversity HospitalInpatient SampleGeneralized-linear modelSurgical careMortality differencesPatientsHealthcare systemDisparate outcomes
2015
Abdominal gunshot wounds—a comparative assessment of severity measures
Shah AA, Rehman A, Shah SJ, Haider AH, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Hadi YB, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zafar H. Abdominal gunshot wounds—a comparative assessment of severity measures. Journal Of Surgical Research 2015, 198: 334-339. PMID: 25891680, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScoreAbdominal gunshot woundsInjury severity measuresGunshot woundsSeverity measuresMedian Injury Severity ScoreAbdominal trauma indexMost gunshot woundsRisk-stratify patientsPrimary outcome measureCause mortalityAbdominal traumaMiddle-income countriesMultivariable analysisSeverity scoreUniversity HospitalSustained injuryTrauma IndexCrude rateOutcome measuresReferral statusInjury severityAverage ageAUROC analysisComplications