2017
Patterns of use and factors associated with early discontinuation of opioids following major trauma
Chaudhary MA, Scully R, Jiang W, Chowdhury R, Zogg CK, Sharma M, Ranjit A, Koehlmoos T, Haider AH, Schoenfeld AJ. Patterns of use and factors associated with early discontinuation of opioids following major trauma. The American Journal Of Surgery 2017, 214: 792-797. PMID: 28619266, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid useOpioid useOpioid discontinuationPrescription opioidsRisk-adjusted Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelTraumatic injury patientsProportional hazards modelHigher injury severityPublic health issueLow socioeconomic statusTricare insuranceEarly discontinuationAdult patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsInjury patientsMajor traumaHigh riskPatterns of useInjury severityPatientsDiscontinuationOpioidsOne-year
2015
Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country
Shah AA, Haider AH, Riviello R, Zogg CK, Zafar SN, Latif A, Diaz A, Rehman Z, Zafar H. Geriatric emergency general surgery: Survival and outcomes in a low-middle income country. Surgery 2015, 158: 562-569. PMID: 25999249, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency general surgery conditionsGreater oddsGeriatric patientsSurgery conditionsEmergency general surgical conditionsGreater risk-adjusted oddsOlder adultsRisk-adjusted oddsClinical Modification diagnosisGeneral surgical conditionsPeptic ulcer diseaseSurgery of TraumaMultivariable regression analysisCase-mix dataYears of ageHealth care settingsLow-middle income countriesCause mortalityGastrointestinal bleedingHospital stayAdult patientsOperative interventionYounger patientsMajor complicationsUlcer disease